Y’all did alot of birds that day. Seems like a really good product. I’m so glad it worked good for y’all. Now you can do more next time. And you are right there is pride in raising your own meat for your family! Love my 5M family ❤❤❤❤❤
Great review Tobi. I believe it will help a lot of people. Hope they see the videos of this year and last year of you guys plucking the birds with the Fowler Family
That plucker is a definite game changer. When I was young we killed chickens and had to hand pluck them. My Mama or Daddy would wring their necks then dunked them in hot water so we could pluck the feathers. Then Mama would light a brown paper bag to swinge the pin feathers off them. Would have been nice to have one back then. Home raised chickens sure taste better. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Good video ...i have a homemade plucker and to solve power button issue i just use a power strip with on/off switch on it and hang it on side of plucker ...i just done 20 cornish crosses yesterday
I have a question, maybe a suggestion.............could you set up some type of netting underneath that would catch the feathers independently ( large fish net, etc) to make that clean up easier? something like a bucket for water runoff, but netting specifically for feathers and maybe a yard tractor/bucket to dump the feathers into once the netting is full. trying to remember your harvest video, I just remember feathers = somebody gotta clean up those feathers.
If you do netting, talk to your daughter the sewist and consider that nasty, stiff, nylon netting from the fabric world. - ummm, I can imagine the conversations around the Labor Day pic nic table already.
We have mineral (some minerals) rich gray clay and also river silt in the low land areas around here. Back in my toddler days, more than one old timer (who actually knows how old, i was a toddler) used to bury thier chicken (and other) feathers in thier garden areas; probably 12"-24" inches down. Im guessing for slow release calcium as much as anything else.
Planning on getting one soon. We have 17 meat birds growing out. my step-son asked why we are doing it... cause it's cheaper? HELLL NOOO!! if anything it's more expensive! We are doing it to be self-sufficient even though it's not completely cause we have to purchase chicks. It is also a good skill to have. mainly to know where are food is coming from and what is in it.
Couple of recommendations for not having to flip the switch at the bottom of the plucker. Smart plugs can be turned on and off with your smart phone creating a basic on/off remote, or place an electrical strip with an on/off toggle in a more convenient spot. It does look like having to turn it on/off underneath would be cumbersome.
Thank you - This was the most informative and positive video I've seen on this product. I just bought one and this old lady will be putting it together in a day or two. I hear you about the aprons - Unless I process in the Winter, here in the N. Florida Panhandle I probably wouldn't get much use out of one. I grew up spending a lot of time on my uncle's farm in Virginia, so getting some blood and schmutz on me isn't a problem. Plucking chickens by hand wouldn't be a problem if I only have to do one or two, but my 70 year old hands don't work the way they did back then. I'm only processing four 24 week old American Bresse cockerels this time, but bought the Yardbird because I plan to raise some meat birds this year, and I'll be raising my own American Bresse birds when my birds mature a little more. I raised 10 straight run peeps and had 5 extra cockerels, four of which turned out to be show-stopping, breeder quality, so I'm trying to re-home a couple of them that I can't keep. If not, they'll fit fine in the freezer!.
Did you think to video your processing day; not for publication but for yourselves? Even so, my guess is that you are already thinking of ways to make the process better one way or another. Do consider videoing yourselves then reviewing the video for possible process improvements.
Your plucker and accessories ARE investments. Consider keeping count of the chickens actually processed with this equipment. Periodically, divide the total and/or the cost of each to discover the cost of this equipment per bird. Compare your equipments costs to an estimated portion of butcher processing costs for a chicken to start to account for your savings. If you keep processing 40 to 80 or more birds per year, my guess is that you'll recoup your investment costs in not too much time. Of course while the rest of us are at the whim of grocery store prices for chicken and eggs, you alp may find yourselves saying "Oh, chicken again tonight...".
I'm glad it worked out well for you.
God bless be safe love ya'll Chicken pucker looks like a awesome item
Y’all did alot of birds that day. Seems like a really good product. I’m so glad it worked good for y’all. Now you can do more next time.
And you are right there is pride in raising your own meat for your family!
Love my 5M family
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Great review Tobi. I believe it will help a lot of people. Hope they see the videos of this year and last year of you guys plucking the birds with the Fowler Family
I hope so too!
Awesome glad you have come so far great video please tell family hello😊
Thank you! Will do!
Love watching your channel
So glad!
That plucker is a definite game changer. When I was young we killed chickens and had to hand pluck them. My Mama or Daddy would wring their necks then dunked them in hot water so we could pluck the feathers. Then Mama would light a brown paper bag to swinge the pin feathers off them. Would have been nice to have one back then. Home raised chickens sure taste better. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Yes, we always talk about how spoiled we are with the plucker!
One other item to add. Make sure you have a heavy duty extension cord, the safety breaker will not set properly with out it.
Good video ...i have a homemade plucker and to solve power button issue i just use a power strip with on/off switch on it and hang it on side of plucker ...i just done 20 cornish crosses yesterday
I have a question, maybe a suggestion.............could you set up some type of netting underneath that would catch the feathers independently ( large fish net, etc) to make that clean up easier? something like a bucket for water runoff, but netting specifically for feathers and maybe a yard tractor/bucket to dump the feathers into once the netting is full. trying to remember your harvest video, I just remember feathers = somebody gotta clean up those feathers.
If you do netting, talk to your daughter the sewist and consider that nasty, stiff, nylon netting from the fabric world. - ummm, I can imagine the conversations around the Labor Day pic nic table already.
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That is actually a brilliant idea!
We have mineral (some minerals) rich gray clay and also river silt in the low land areas around here. Back in my toddler days, more than one old timer (who actually knows how old, i was a toddler) used to bury thier chicken (and other) feathers in thier garden areas; probably 12"-24" inches down. Im guessing for slow release calcium as much as anything else.
Interesting!
Planning on getting one soon. We have 17 meat birds growing out. my step-son asked why we are doing it... cause it's cheaper? HELLL NOOO!! if anything it's more expensive! We are doing it to be self-sufficient even though it's not completely cause we have to purchase chicks. It is also a good skill to have. mainly to know where are food is coming from and what is in it.
100% agree! The cost in a money pit, ha. But, having the knowledge and tools to be able process our own meat is priceless.
Couple of recommendations for not having to flip the switch at the bottom of the plucker. Smart plugs can be turned on and off with your smart phone creating a basic on/off remote, or place an electrical strip with an on/off toggle in a more convenient spot. It does look like having to turn it on/off underneath would be cumbersome.
Thank you - This was the most informative and positive video I've seen on this product. I just bought one and this old lady will be putting it together in a day or two. I hear you about the aprons - Unless I process in the Winter, here in the N. Florida Panhandle I probably wouldn't get much use out of one. I grew up spending a lot of time on my uncle's farm in Virginia, so getting some blood and schmutz on me isn't a problem. Plucking chickens by hand wouldn't be a problem if I only have to do one or two, but my 70 year old hands don't work the way they did back then. I'm only processing four 24 week old American Bresse cockerels this time, but bought the Yardbird because I plan to raise some meat birds this year, and I'll be raising my own American Bresse birds when my birds mature a little more. I raised 10 straight run peeps and had 5 extra cockerels, four of which turned out to be show-stopping, breeder quality, so I'm trying to re-home a couple of them that I can't keep. If not, they'll fit fine in the freezer!.
Did you think to video your processing day; not for publication but for yourselves? Even so, my guess is that you are already thinking of ways to make the process better one way or another. Do consider videoing yourselves then reviewing the video for possible process improvements.
We did! Of course we had to edit those parts, but we made sure to keep them for future use.
Where you purchase it at or was it sent to ya'll?
We partnerd with Yardbird, but we would've bought it either way. It is worth it.
Your plucker and accessories ARE investments. Consider keeping count of the chickens actually processed with this equipment. Periodically, divide the total and/or the cost of each to discover the cost of this equipment per bird. Compare your equipments costs to an estimated portion of butcher processing costs for a chicken to start to account for your savings. If you keep processing 40 to 80 or more birds per year, my guess is that you'll recoup your investment costs in not too much time. Of course while the rest of us are at the whim of grocery store prices for chicken and eggs, you alp may find yourselves saying "Oh, chicken again tonight...".
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Living Traditions Homestead showed this bout 3 y,, gross I just had supper