Kitchener Chicken Plucker De-Feather Remover Poultry and Fowl Food Processor Electric Stainless Steel Heavy Duty 1HP 120VAC 280RPM GFCI Connector 92 Soft Fingers 20" Drum Diameter

First run definitely worth the money spent. Saved us a ton of time!

So far this works great! If anything changes within the year, I will re update

I've a chicken farm in jamaica 🇯🇲 I shipped it to jamaica i think it about 3-4 years now and its still kicking. The only thing I did was convert the on/off switch because it was at the bottom and bending down was a pain . I've been pucking 100 to 200 chicken every 6 weeks. Very good quality. Oh I put 2 to 3 4lbs chicken in at a time.

Initially I was very disappointed with this plucker. I've had it a year, had used it several times, but I had only managed to effectively pluck one chicken, a BIG cornish cross. A regular sized chicken or duck would get destroyed. Well, apparently the online recommendations of "150-155 scald water temp" is WAYYY too hot. Eventually I came across a forum post where someone said lower the temp to 130-135. Problem solved. Now it works just fine and cleans birds like they came from the meat market.It's certainly not top quality and it rather rickety, but it does get the job done.Issues I see/plan to resolve:- The power switch is on the motor (under the tub) which is annoying having to bend over to turn on/off. I came across a youtube video where a guy put a new on/off switch up on the tub, which I plan to do now.- The power cord is WAYYY too short so you can't get it far enough away from the work area to not be stepping on it/getting it wet. When I add a switch (above plan), I'll put a longer cord.- The really nice pluckers have a hose inside the tub that sprays water (connect garden hose and it sprays). Not a major deal but would be nice. Plan to fix.- The legs are really wobbly and it just doesn't feel stable. I plan to build a platform and mount it on a pallet. This will both make it more stable and get me up off the ground/out of the mud.

We processed 150 chickens this year using this plucker. Overall the plucker did a great job, I only have a few small complaints and thoughts1. It can handle 2 pretty good sized birds without struggling. In fact, it seemed to perform better in some ways with 2 carcasses bouncing around inside the drum. With only one carcass, the bird would occasionally get stuck in one spot with the machine still running, which doesn't remove any additional feathers and risks tearing the skin. It is not a big deal at all to simply poke the chicken with your hand to get it moving again, but worth mentioning.2. The motor will only turn on if you have attached the included contact switch to the bottom of the drum. We have had no issues yet, but I have noticed the cord tends to get beat on a little. Admittedly I don't treat it like a delicate flower, but I do wish the cord was a little more robust, or out of the way.3. We processed both the standard Cornish X, and a slower growing Red Ranger variety. The plucker cleaned our Cornish Cross beautifully, but it struggled a little with the Red Rangers. Their feathers were denser and longer, and tended to jam up the drum unless we were vigilant about running water through every couple of birds. The plucker also tends to leave feathers on the tail and "elbow" in both bird varieties. I think that is probably normal for a non-commercial machine, so just be prepared do a tiny bit of post-pluck inspection. The quality of the plucking also improved exponentially as we learned how to scald more effectively.4. The wheels tend to fall off. I lost one hitch pin and the other wheel shook loose while I was trying to replace the first. Irritating, but only a problem when moving the machine.I want to note that these are all VERY minor complaints. Overall I am very satisfied with this plucker and would happily recommend it to just about everyone. It should be noted that we really put it to the test with 150 birds, more than half of them Red Rangers with very dense feathers. We were also first-timers to the whole process in general. We were able to kill 50 chickens on the final day, and the plucker was absolutely not holding us back. For anyone processing a flock, this will absolutely get the job done.

We bought this for our kids who are developing their property into a homestead. They raise chickens, and ducks for meat. It would perfect with the chickens, can't wait to see how the ducks turnout.

Amazing Amazon Lightening Deal! And what a true deal this was! A quality made product, the only one with free shipping to AK to boot. It’s a big deal to me because shipping alone to AK for pluckers are easily $400-600, costing as much or more than the actual product. Assembly is very simple, easy to clean up, easy to move and a great price. I like that the wheels only roll and make contact with the ground when tilted to move, which make it very stable while in operation.The only modification I will make to my plucker is to extend the feather waste shoot down beyond manufacturer’s specs and angled away from the motor so the feathers don’t get sucked in and lodged up in there. This one doesn’t have the water valve attachment to hook up to hot water while in operation, so we used a bucket filled with hot water and that worked even better, plus it really stripped the feathers faster & flushed the feather waste out quickly. I highly recommend this plucker!Update 7/19/20: I’ve added pictures to show my simple adaptation to prevent the feathers from getting sucked up in the motor. I used a cutting board, angled it under the shoot with a rock and it works like a charm. I also recommend having an ideal scald temp (we use 148- 150 degrees) and a proper soak, it is key to not running the machine as long = less possibility of broken limbs. We put in less birds, doing two Cornish cross birds at a time, to minimize bone breakage and run the machine for a shorter amount of time.