The Best DIY Chicken Plucker and Scalder

The Best DIY Chicken Plucker and Scalder - How We Process Chickens

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2 жыл бұрын

Set up is fairly quick now. The scalder is less than 10 pounds and the plucker is on wheels. The table sets up quickly and the killing cones attach to the wheeler cart with a single clamp. One spigot on the garage provides hot water and one cold.
Clean up is also quick. We use buckets to collect entrails and blood and a tarp for the feathers.
The plucker is the center of the operation. The hose attaches to the manifold on the plucker. The manifold then feeds a slow stream of cool well water to the cooler to chill the bird once processed, a spray nozzle for cleaning up, and the rinse ring.
After some experimenting we learned that two chickens in the plucker at one time works the best - plucking time is half or less than that of a single bird.
The only thing I’ll change for the next round in a few weeks is to add a few more fingers to the barrel (hopefully improving the plucker’s efficiency with a single bird) and increase the rotation of the feather plate from 289 rpm to 315 rpm.
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Пікірлер: 32

@Meltz14 19 күн бұрын

The hot water hose tap is genius. I need to do that in my house now

@samuelwiltzius 19 күн бұрын

I only use it 5-6 times a year but when I need it the hot water outside tap is pretty great. I have a hose end that connects to both hot and cold faucets and allows me to dial in the right temperature too.

@supatotenkopf88 Жыл бұрын

I’m amazed how well your plucking machine works.

@TheJForbes24 Жыл бұрын

Hey man thanks for the video and instructions. I built one for my family and I, and we processed 10 burbon red turkeys yesterday. Thing worked like a champ.

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

That's awesome! Just did two turkeys yesterday too.

@zachdobbs7810 Жыл бұрын

I love a well thought out design like this. You should be super proud of yourself!

@paulcoffman9514 4 ай бұрын

You do nice work.

@2Ahthelphi 2 жыл бұрын

Looks good brother!

@luisalbertocarrillobacab9896 Жыл бұрын

Great job

@tunanukirejustus262 Жыл бұрын

Very creative

@Self.reliant Жыл бұрын

One tip is put water in the buckets below the cones it makes cleaning the buckets way Easter

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

Good tip!

@minmaxwax 5 күн бұрын

Since we are in bear country we put a garbage bag in the pail with a couple of scoops of sawdust from the dust collector.

@Self.reliant 5 күн бұрын

@@minmaxwax great idea

@zackmerritt4263 Жыл бұрын

One of the better scalder designs I’ve seen, where did you find the steel drum?

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

The drum has been in my possession for seven years and at least five before that with my Dad. No idea where he got it. My original plan before I remembered I had this drum was to use a 100 lb propane tank and cut it in half - for some reason there are a bunch of cheap old ones on sale near me.

@annaplojharova1400 Жыл бұрын

You should cover the electrical connections on the heated bucket, this is a disaster waiting...

@caputo116 Жыл бұрын

Amazing designs. How or where can I find the plans man?

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

Thanks, I don't have much in the way of plans but I did make a longer video with all the parts and video of the build process here kzbin.info/www/bejne/narVoWV8n7uqnbs

@williamwalters581 Жыл бұрын

What size heating element did you use in the scalder?

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

2000 watt - caution: needs a heavy duty extension cord (10-12 gauge) and 20 amp outlet.

@leeknight9063 Жыл бұрын

do you run the scalder and the plucker on the same circuit?

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

Separate circuits - scalder uses a lot of power.

@midwesterncrosshairs3148 Жыл бұрын

So when you submerge the chicken wrapped in plastic in the hot water…. It acts as a vacuum and pushes all of not most of the air out?

@samuelwiltzius Жыл бұрын

The plastic reacts to heat by shrinking, compressing the chicken for efficient long term freezer storage. The hot water is an efficient way to transfer heat.