Skinning vs plucking

I don't recall anyone commenting on the best way to process chickens if you're allergic to chicken dander.It causes me to have shortness of breath, whelps, rashes, sneezing and coughing
N95 dust mask. Or a cartridge filter respirator like they use for painting, with a particulate N95 filter attachment in place. You could also use anything more expensive if desired (half face shield, full face shield, etc). Just be sure to keep the cartridges or dust mask dry to make sure they keep working right. There are also N95 masks with a vent in them.

Using an N95 mask is the only way I can manage to do coop and run cleanouts without negative effects on my lungs. If you're also getting contact issues, then you'd want some significant gloves - nitrile, etc. Long sleeves, etc. Might talk to an allergist to see if there's medications you can take that reduce your sensitivity to allergens. Allergy shots, over the counter medications, Fasenra, there's a lot of options to try.

You can also consider using a bunny suit - the disposable Tyvex suits that folks who do mold remediation or painting in a spray booth often wear - these cover your entire body and can be one or two piece, with booties.

When I do chickens, I don't have the contact reaction issues, just the inhalant issues. So I either give the chickens a post-mortem bath once they're hung up on a tree (a little dish soap and a hose to moisten all the feathers and clean them a bit before I skin), or when I submerge them for scalding, that also takes care of making sure there's no dander in the air throughout the rest of the process.

Or you could have someone else process, of course, and avoid the issues. Make sure you keep an Epi-pen handy if needed, those sound like some serious allergic reactions.

Good luck!
 
N95 dust mask. Or a cartridge filter respirator like they use for painting, with a particulate N95 filter attachment in place. You could also use anything more expensive if desired (half face shield, full face shield, etc). Just be sure to keep the cartridges or dust mask dry to make sure they keep working right. There are also N95 masks with a vent in them.

Using an N95 mask is the only way I can manage to do coop and run cleanouts without negative effects on my lungs. If you're also getting contact issues, then you'd want some significant gloves - nitrile, etc. Long sleeves, etc. Might talk to an allergist to see if there's medications you can take that reduce your sensitivity to allergens. Allergy shots, over the counter medications, Fasenra, there's a lot of options to try.

You can also consider using a bunny suit - the disposable Tyvex suits that folks who do mold remediation or painting in a spray booth often wear - these cover your entire body and can be one or two piece, with booties.

When I do chickens, I don't have the contact reaction issues, just the inhalant issues. So I either give the chickens a post-mortem bath once they're hung up on a tree (a little dish soap and a hose to moisten all the feathers and clean them a bit before I skin), or when I submerge them for scalding, that also takes care of making sure there's no dander in the air throughout the rest of the process.

Or you could have someone else process, of course, and avoid the issues. Make sure you keep an Epi-pen handy if needed, those sound like some serious allergic reactions.

Good luck!
Just trying to find the simplest method of processing a chicken without wearing a suit to avoid the dander. I'll try wetting the bird so the dander doesn't fly everywhere. Your help is greatly appreciated! Thank you kindly!
 
I love the taste of chicken skin. After watching the skinning video I found myself thinking that I can pluck a chicken as fast it was skinned on the video. It really doesn't take much more time in my opinion and the result here is only based on preferences of taste.
 
N95 dust mask. Or a cartridge filter respirator like they use for painting, with a particulate N95 filter attachment in place. You could also use anything more expensive if desired (half face shield, full face shield, etc). Just be sure to keep the cartridges or dust mask dry to make sure they keep working right. There are also N95 masks with a vent in them.

Using an N95 mask is the only way I can manage to do coop and run cleanouts without negative effects on my lungs. If you're also getting contact issues, then you'd want some significant gloves - nitrile, etc. Long sleeves, etc. Might talk to an allergist to see if there's medications you can take that reduce your sensitivity to allergens. Allergy shots, over the counter medications, Fasenra, there's a lot of options to try.

You can also consider using a bunny suit - the disposable Tyvex suits that folks who do mold remediation or painting in a spray booth often wear - these cover your entire body and can be one or two piece, with booties.

When I do chickens, I don't have the contact reaction issues, just the inhalant issues. So I either give the chickens a post-mortem bath once they're hung up on a tree (a little dish soap and a hose to moisten all the feathers and clean them a bit before I skin), or when I submerge them for scalding, that also takes care of making sure there's no dander in the air throughout the rest of the process.

Or you could have someone else process, of course, and avoid the issues. Make sure you keep an Epi-pen handy if needed, those sound like some serious allergic reactions.

Good luck!
N95 filters 95% particles. There are now N100 masks, filters 100%- same paper material as N95.
As a fail safe method you can use the 3M half masks with filter cartridges- they are rated P100. Filters can be obtained for use with organic fumes, volitiles.
These are not for people with heart conditions,
high blood pressure, or uncontrolled pulmonary conditions (invluding asthma). If needed one should speak with a healthcare provider that is knowledgeable in impact of tight fitting respirators on the heart and blood vessels in the body.
 
N95 filters 95% particles. There are now N100 masks, filters 100%- same paper material as N95.
As a fail safe method you can use the 3M half masks with filter cartridges- they are rated P100. Filters can be obtained for use with organic fumes, volitiles.
These are not for people with heart conditions,
high blood pressure, or uncontrolled pulmonary conditions (invluding asthma). If needed one should speak with a healthcare provider that is knowledgeable in impact of tight fitting respirators on the heart and blood vessels in the body.
I think field dressing them would be the easiest way to avoid a reaction.Very few feathers thanks!
 

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