We had lots of help and rented a Featherman plucker for $30. Best $30 ever spent.
We kept our scald water at 145-150 for about 20 sec per bird and the plucker did the rest. 3 birds at a time and after 20 secs or so, they were bald. Just one or 2 tail feather pins left to pull. Amazing!!!!
We used a 5 gallon bucket instead of a cone....put a hole in the bottom of it and it worked great too!!
We only had 18 birds left from our original 25, but we were done and ready for packing at 2 hours, in the pouring rain too I might add.
I wished I had taken pics, but way too messy to take my camera.
Now they are sitting and aging in our garage fridge....waiting for freezer camp.
Phew!!!! So glad that is done.
We kept our scald water at 145-150 for about 20 sec per bird and the plucker did the rest. 3 birds at a time and after 20 secs or so, they were bald. Just one or 2 tail feather pins left to pull. Amazing!!!!
We used a 5 gallon bucket instead of a cone....put a hole in the bottom of it and it worked great too!!
We only had 18 birds left from our original 25, but we were done and ready for packing at 2 hours, in the pouring rain too I might add.
I wished I had taken pics, but way too messy to take my camera.
Now they are sitting and aging in our garage fridge....waiting for freezer camp.
Phew!!!! So glad that is done.
