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Survivalist's Resources & Preparedness => Homesteading => : Sentry March 25, 2014, 08:49:00 PM

: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 08:49:00 PM

Next Project

http://achornfarm.blogspot.com/2009/06/how-to-build-chicken-plucker_30.html

I have 55 gal barrels
I need to get Fingers
I need to get motor 3/4 hp @1725 rmp
I need to build frame, I have wood

I need to start working on.

I still need pot for boiling water, Im thinking 18-20 qt
I have large killing cone, should have gotten medium size
I have scalpels for dispatching bird

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 08:54:33 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Grizzly-G2531-Single-Phase-Motor/dp/B0000DD15J/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1395795021&sr=8-3&keywords=3%2F4+hp+electric+motor

$170

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 08:57:10 PM

http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Die-Casting-300a6-Pulley/dp/B00004RAOM/ref=pd_bxgy_hi_img_y

http://www.amazon.com/Chicago-Die-Casting-800a6-Pulley/dp/B00004RAP8/ref=pd_sim_lg_4?ie=UTF8&refRID=0Q072QN36JYE0YT213B3

idea?

http://www.amazon.com/SE-Electronic-Stepless-Speed-Controller/dp/B000HQAVNI/ref=pd_sim_hi_11?ie=UTF8&refRID=1BJTNVDF273KN5WXA8NT

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: myakka March 25, 2014, 08:58:56 PM

Planning on plucking quite a few birds?  Feeding a village?  buying live birds in bulk?

Just curious.         I have seem these. 

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 09:02:40 PM

Neat stuff

http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 09:03:28 PM

Nah just wanna make life easy....

Got chickens t kill

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 25, 2014, 09:05:50 PM

http://www.cornerstone-farm.com/pastured-poulty/solar-night-eyes/

huh

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: KODIAK March 25, 2014, 11:37:49 PM

Seems like a lot of money/work for a relatively simple job.

I grew up raising chickens, pheasants, turkeys. Always plucked by hand. Yea it can be a pain, but not that bad.

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Sentry March 26, 2014, 12:13:18 AM

Well yea if I do it.. Gott involve others somehow. Besides 30 seconds is a lot faster chicken on the fire that an hour and a lot of bitching.

: Re: Chicken Plucker Machine information
: Greg April 16, 2014, 11:06:52 PM

Gulf  wax and pot of boiling water and they plucked gutted and lunged out in 3 minutes flat