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Chichen plucker... worth every penny

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I thought of buying a chicken plucker and after seeing the price decided I did not want one that bad.

So we built one :thumbsup:

I will never hand pluck a chicken... Never.

Graphic pics below. 13 chickens in about an hour and 20 minutes including set up and clean up... Not bad :D


The plucker
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A couple of the victims :dgrin:

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Into the scalder

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And into the plucker

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Almost done

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Done. Averaged 2 1/2 - 3 lbs... not too bad. Should taste might good on the spit next weekend.
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Looks like fun! Did a great job too. Got a link to the plans you used, or did you wing it? :D
 
Shadera said:
Looks like fun! Did a great job too. Got a link to the plans you used, or did you wing it? :D
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Wung it.


But ask away if you have any questions... I will help if I can.


About the cats..... If that darn barn cat kills one more of my rabbits... I will let you know how well it works on cats.
 
Very Nice! I used the Whizbang Chicken Plucker plans to build mine. I've been using it for a couple years now and I love it! Was this your first time doing chickens? Someone teach you or you teach yourself? I learned with a basic butchering book~ my neighbors laugh at me that I have a book for everything. I learned to butcher chickens with a book in one hand and a rooster in the other~ we learned together! LOL!

Those are might nice clean looking birds~ good and fat for dual purpose birds too! Hope they do well on the spit for you!
 
I just have to chime in and say....That thing looks Brutal! That is BAD***!
I am loving it, I will be showing a few people that I know could use one!
Thanks for the post :)

Oh and for the record, it is hilarious someone asked about cats!:rofl::rofl:
 
Cheryl Marchek AKA JM said:
Very Nice! I used the Whizbang Chicken Plucker plans to build mine. I've been using it for a couple years now and I love it! Was this your first time doing chickens? Someone teach you or you teach yourself? I learned with a basic butchering book~ my neighbors laugh at me that I have a book for everything. I learned to butcher chickens with a book in one hand and a rooster in the other~ we learned together! LOL!

Those are might nice clean looking birds~ good and fat for dual purpose birds too! Hope they do well on the spit for you!
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Yes it was the first time doing chickens.

It was a kinda learn as you go thing and seemed to go pretty well. I can not wait to butcher some of my fatties. I have a couple buff orphingtons that I would love to see what that look like on a spit.
 
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