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Mine is still working quite well with a couple hundred birds going through it every year! Luck of the draw perhaps

@@darrelmillen I got it to work. The company sent out a new motor, but that turned out not to be the problem. It was a month outside of the warranty, but they extended it for me. The pulley wheel under the unit had rusted, and needed a great deal of tugging to get the wheel to work. It’s a climate thing, in wet areas with grass, there is a lot of moisture that can rust the underside (even though it was put away and covered completely with tarps). I’m still using it, only now, it’s tripping my breaker outlet.

@@kristinwood5191 I would still recommend it. Mine set is still being used to process a few hundred birds every year. It'll handle turkeys up to about 20lbs. Duck don't pluck well in general due to their oily skin and feathers.

Mine worked for one season only. Took it out a year later, and it will not spin. It is a waste of money.

@@kennethfoster5817 bummer! Maybe I just lucked out!

Mine worked for one season only. Took it out a year later, and it will not spin.

Those r sold separately,yeah for $600 plus taxes is ridiculous they dont include them

to give you an update. Laser is still working flawlessly and it gets used quite a bit on our job sites 👍 worth the price for my use case. I haven't needed any other brackets for it. Actually don't even use the case anymore as it is so bulky.

Boo, the iMac hardware quality is subjectively one of the best out there. Compare it to a similar priced All-in-one desktop. They use aluminum instead of plastic, they have the M1 chip which is best in terms of efficiently, they have the one of the fastest on-board RAM (Soldered of course, but probably for the goods) and they also have best in class Desktop Operating System, macOS.

@@disketteguy @Diskette Production Bruh, hardware isn't subjective, a rtx 3060 haven't 12 tflops, because isn't subjective, and you are talking about aluminium, and all in one. The only purpose of aluminium in pc its for refrigerate, and the mac doesn't have it for this, and copper can be better for refrigerating. And you are talking about the m1 chip. IT ISN'T THE ONLY CPU IN THE WORLD. An exemple : the i9 12900k, a beast. Or the reely good one ryzen 9 5950x. The m1 can't do anything about the new i tels and future Zen 4 architecture. And the ram, more ram isn't faster bro,the fact that does a ram more fast, is the frequency and latency. And there is ddr4 4600mhz ram and ddr5. U know, apple can be better in a little bit lower prices.

@@h0ll0w_CS Good point about the performance and stuff, but counter. M1 Macs consume wayyyy less power and generate wayyyy less heat when it's in the same performance as your so-called Intel and AMD architecture (x86 / i386). And no. The aluminum casing isn't for cooling. Also unified memory is better than DDR4 and DDR5 in terms of speed.

@@disketteguy the money that you save buying an AMD, you can use it in coolers and electrical bills, so no prob

@@disketteguy and that less heat that produces an i9 or ryzen, its by the turbo, because, yes I have 57 aprox Celsius in my cpu, but 4.4 ghz, so if I turn off the turbo (not overclock) (I don't know how to put it off), it will be colder. And I'm talking about pc in general, not only in all in one, so temperatures al dissipated really easy.

Yeah I ditched the case also. I got a Fastcap laserjam kit to go with this and it's awesome 👌

I’m looking at getting this laser and as soo as I seen the case I thought the same why did they make it so big.

Nope, not sponsored in any way. For what it's worth, the motor on the plucker is still going very strong with no issues 3 years later, it has more than enough power. The only thing I've had to replace is the on/off switch for the plucker

@@darrelmillen well that’s really what’s important. Thanks so much for the response. You may have just convinced me.

​@@darrelmillen Plucker actual runtime is very, very, short if stopped between birds. You would intuitively think that short runtime equals longer lifetime. But short runtime of motors is usually associated with reduced motor life due to high current inrush when started each time and needs to run long enough to cool off. Well pumps with small air bladder tank have shorter motor life due to short runtime(overheating). A larger air tank(and possibly a higher pressure setting) solves the problem. Likewise, industrial air compressors are not usually shut off at lunchtime unless it is off more than 1 hour. For higher volume of chicken butchering, if plucker had an ejection chute for birds when finished the plucking cycle, the plucker may not stop running(unless programmed to stop). Plucking a high volume of birds and continually stop/starting plucker motor will surely reduce it's lifespan. If plucker plate stopping is desired, perhaps a clutch or transmission gearbox with neutral is required that allows motor to continue running (and staying cool).

Huh?

I use the same hot water. Since you have to heat it up to 180 Fahrenheit, there's no opportunity for bacteria to survive in the water

I have no idea. I think it's totally unnecessary, the box could be like 60% smaller

To store and protect the laser when not in use. That thing ain't cheap.

Worth it for my use! This thing is awesome. They do have a cheaper m12 laser too though

As an electrician, it's a game changer for me.

Thank you, I'll try to keep it up but it is so much work. I think it's worth it though

Your plucking problem was definitely due to low water temperature and probably also due to age(not size)of birds. Use a cooking thermometer or similar to keep check on water temps. 148 deg water for as little as 15-30 seconds will sufficiently loosen feathers. 136 degrees is the lower limit and may require 1 minute or longer to scald properly. Your household water heater thermostat can be set to 140 or possibly higher though water out of tap will not be that hot due to loss in pipes, etc. Do not exceed time required for wing feather and/or middle toe skin to easily slip off. The key is to know your water temp and to keep checking for ease of wing feather and toe skin slip to avoid cooking the meat. Also, agitation of completely submerged bird(s) is better than dipping. Dipping unevenly scalds the front area of head/neck/breast because it is submerged longer than the feet/legs/thighs. At 148 degrees you have a narrow time window for error. While at 136 degrees or slightly above you have a longer window of time in which to make the decision to remove from scalder and toss into plucker. For just a few birds you may not even want or need a large drum type plucker. Your drill plucker will work just fine on any bird properly scalded as described above. Good luck!

Don't forget .75 kW = 1 HP AT 100% EFFICIENCY. Chinese motors use kVA RATINGS and rarely achieve 50% eff. A Model P4400 Kill A Watt Meter will read out Volt, Amp, Watt, VoltAmp, Hertz, Power Factor, KWh, and Hour. Meter rating is 15A and Max Power of 1875 VA.

Absolutely! I used it for over 300 birds last season and it didn't have a single problem. Going to be using it again this season for 500+ birds. Chickens, turkeys, and ducks

That's great! We are going to give it a try! I really appreciate that you made a review video of this item! Sounds like you are doing good if you are increasing your number of birds. We've currently got a batch of 25 ducks, meatbirdscoming this week, and turkeys in April. We are just getting started, but are ready to add a plucker...we have been doing them by hand, but now we have upped the quantity and are looking forward to this plucker making it easier!

Sweet! Super jelly

We just bought one after having issues with the Yard Bird Chicken plucker. Simply look up CoopsNMore or Rite Farm Products. I highly recommend you order right away. We’ve been waiting since last summer for them to be available. They sell out quick.

It looks like strombergschickens.com also carries them now too

That’s the problem we had with ours too. Horrible product... not only that, but the company doesn’t except returns and wants you to diagnose the problem and fix it yourself since they do not have a service center either. We just bought the CoopsNMoore and we are hoping it will work better than the Yardbird.

@@musicmaj34 I rewired ours, removed the magnetic switch, now runs like a dream..

I’ve heard that a lot about Yardbird. So glad for information like this.

Yes those work as well. I like how durable these Jiffy style bands have been. the chicks in this video are 2.5 years old now and the bands look practically new still and have not become loose on the wing and I have had no issues with infection or tearing.

www.ketchummfg.com/wing-bandear-tags-aluminum-numbered

Sara Anonymous you can apply the bands when they are 1 day old