For those of us with less than 100 birds to process, this is frustrating. Plucking the chickens is probably the most laborious and timeconsuming part of the butchering process. He stores it in an outbuilding, and the plucker is in likenew condition after five years of use. I sure do appreciate folks spreading the good news about the whizbang plucker on youtube. Building a diy chicken coop if youve never had a flock of chickens and are considering it, then you might actually enjoy the process. Get comparable performance for a fraction of the cost. We invite you to create an account with us if you like, or shop as a guest. The whizbang chicken scalder plan book is now available as an inexpensive pdf download click the cover for.
This is the rubber finger tool that is mentioned in the plans. Thousands of whizbang chicken pluckers have been built. It so happens there is a right way and there is a wrong way to pluck a chicken in a tub plucker. Chicken plucker drill powered no reserve free shipping feather poultry remover. How to build a chicken plucker whizbang chicken plucker. If you want to build your own amazing whizbang chicken plucker, this simple plan book shows and tells you how. Amazing chicken plucker we built using herrick kimballs plans. For sale is an aluminum plate for a diy poultry plucker like the whizbang chicken plucker. I had been looking at the whizbang chicken plucker on the internet for a couple of years but i probably would not have carried through without the plans. It actually works better with two birds in it at the same time. The tractor is powered by a hp honda manual start engine and is equipped with. Poultry habitat supplies free delivery possible on eligible purchases. I say that because a couple of those home movies do not show how to properly whizbangpluck a chicken.
Essential tips to building a chicken coop from blueprints if youve decided to build your chicken coop based off of a set of plans or blueprints, the. As a result, i think the whizbang chicken plucker is only appropriate for folks starting a pastured broiler business, plucking hundreds or thousands of chickens every year. Make a homemade chicken plucker animals grit magazine my husband already made a whiz bang plucker for our small farm,but this might be of interest to someone else. Portable chicken coop diy chicken coop building a chicken coop chicken ideas best egg laying chickens raising chickens keeping chickens chicken plucker chicken. Below are photos of the construction and the completed product. And the best thing about imitation is we can use other alternative materials that are less costly but are also highly efficient. Achorn farm chicken plucker a 55gallon, food grade plastic barrel, an old snow blower gear box, some scrap wood and the most expensive component rubber fingers created this efficient and economical chicken plucker was built for usage on achorn farms. This device is called a whizbang chicken plucker and built from plans the saywells purchased online from the deliberate agrarian. Whizbang chicken plucker makes processing chickens much. Sign up for free download today get whizbang chicken plucker plans.
Apr 10, 2011 anyone have plans to make a plucker from a working washing machine. This allows you to pull the fingers through the plate much easier. Nov 25, 2018 whizbang chicken plucker popularized by herrick kimball is a design that many poultry raisers imitated. Unfollow whizbang chicken plucker to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
See details to build this chicken coop, includes free pdf download, drawings, measurements, instructions, shopping list, and cutting list. I didnt build it at first, but after pulling a few rubber fingers by hand it became apparent why someone designed this. We also supply project parts so you can make your own whizbang chicken plucker. This is a overview of my wizbang style chicken plucker. Even though at time of writing, ive processed a relatively small number of birds, i still cringe at the thought of plucking one more chicken by hand.
The guys over at achorn farm have put together a tutorial on how to make your own chicken plucker. I say that because a couple of those home movies do not show how to properly whizbang pluck a chicken. Anyone can build a whizbang chicken scalder the planet has moved. Jan 10, 2015 we successfully built the whizbang plucker designed by herrick kimball to make very efficient work of processing our broiler chickens. Thousands of homemade whizbang pluckers are now dependably. Weve sold sell bpafree, madeintheusa poultry shrink bags to smallfarm and backyard poultry producers for many years. After hes finished, mcgee hoses the unit down to clean it.
The fact is, i didnt use any plans other than finding the specifications for the featherplate and handing it to a friend to build it. I made 160 gallons of sweet cider and 20 gallons of hard cider. The whizbang shebang plucker parts package free chickens. Sep 19, 2014 once set up, it only takes a few seconds per chicken to pluck the feathers clean. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. Thousands of homemade whizbang pluckers are now dependably plucking chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese all across america and around the globe. Learn how to build a chicken plucker, the whizbang chicken plucker, and take the. When processing a chicken or any other form of poultry, for that matter, the most difficult part, and often the most time consuming, involves feather removal. We successfully built the whizbang plucker designed by herrick kimball to make very efficient work of processing our broiler chickens. No whizbang plucker has been properly made unless it has at least one caution sticker on it. Make a homemade chicken plucker animals grit magazine my husband already made a whizbang plucker for our small farm,but this might be of interest to someone else. You may buy this stepbystep guide book, buy the needed parts on his website and you can start building your diy chicken plucker. Nov 25, 2011 as a result, i think the whiz bang chicken plucker is only appropriate for folks starting a pastured broiler business, plucking hundreds or thousands of chickens every year.
The next most expensive option is the markham plucker, the plans for which are found in minifarming. The best whizbang chicken plucker plans free download pdf and video. And its remarkably easy to build because my book gives you all the information you need to make your own whizbang chicken scalderone step at a time. Poultry habitat supplies free delivery possible on. Boyle unknown location i just had to write to tell you that my plucker works great. Im a small homesteader who developed plans for making a chicken plucker. If done by hand, this process can take a very long time. I had been looking at the whizbang chicken plucker on the internet. Youre going to find a wealth of homemade sweetcider inspiration on this web site.
I had been looking at the whiz bang chicken plucker on the internet for a couple of years but i probably would not have carried through without the plans. But i have to admit that i have mixed feelings about it. I have used your plans to build a chicken plucker and a cider press and an apple grinder. Knowing how to build a chicken plucker may even turn into a lucrative business as the demand increases and you have chicken plucker plans inhand. I ended up dressing 12 huge white cornish cockerels. Anyone who has plucked a bird or two knows just how much work this is and its tedious work at that. Jul 29, 2016 when processing a chicken or any other form of poultry, for that matter, the most difficult part, and often the most time consuming, involves feather removal. Many of our books are now available as inexpensive pdf downloads click the pdf logo for. Sep 20, 2006 whiz bang chicken plucker became operational today. This particular plucker was designed by herrick kimball, and he calls it the whizbang chicken plucker.
In 2030 seconds or less, the birds will be picked clean. The whizbang chicken scalder plan book is now available as an inexpensive pdf download click the cover for details reflections on the. I studied other designs then built my interpretation. The power plucker is an affordable alternative to the whizbang type tubstyle poultry plucker. Thats why i came up with an effective, frugal alternative. The bottom plate which is also covered with the fingers spins and tumbles the chickens around the tub, pulling their feathers off. I have the plans for the whizbang version but saw a video of basically the same thing but it was a washing machine that was modified. All you do is drop the dead and scalded birds in the tub, flip a switch, and watch the show. Build my whizbang with all new parts total outofpocket costs. Jun 14, 2015 today we completed our mechanical chicken plucking machine, modeled after the whizbang chicken plucker by herrick kimball. Anyone have plans to make a plucker from a working washing.
I lend it out to several other backyarders and all really love it. Make a homemade chicken plucker a michigan farmer shares how he built an inexpensive homemade chicken plucker for his small backyard flock. My affair with the whizbang plucker started a year ago, when i was browsing an internet poultry discussion group where someone mentioned a plan for a mechanical chicken plucker. Whizbang chicken plucker makes processing chickens much easier learn how to build a chicken plucker, the whizbang chicken plucker, and take the tedium out of processing meat chickens. Planet whizbang is a small, homesteadbased publishing company that is owned and operated by herrick and marlene kimball of moravia, n. The yellow caution stickers measure 3 x 7 and are sized to fit on the horizontal frame boards of your whizbang plucker. Learn how to build a chicken plucker, the whizbang chicken plucker, and take the tedium out of processing meat chickens. A mechanical chicken plucker is a great way to reduce the amount of time and effort necessary. Whizbang chicken plucker popularized by herrick kimball is a design that many poultry raisers imitated.
Make a homemade chicken plucker animals grit magazine. Simply scald chickens, then drop 4 or 5 birds into the tub. Well i tested the whiz bang plucker out today it worked as well as i had hoped. Sep 20, 2019 i have used your plans to build a chicken plucker and a cider press and an apple grinder. Last year was a great apple year here in central pa.
With the publication of anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken plucker that dream can now be an affordable reality. This simple homemade device can pluck all the feathers off up to four chickens at a time in 15 to 20 seconds flat. Fifteen seconds later i was looking at three sixpounders with no feathers. Chicken pluckers are high on demand since the need for chicken keeps increasing. My friend ask if i could build this thing called a chicken plucker and with the aid of youtube i did what any good engineer would do. Pluck em easy with your own homemade whizbang chicken plucker. With all the wires and hoses on the backside, it may look a little like rocket science, but it is really a very basic device. How many book writers and publishers do you know that do that. Anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken plucker. A whizbang plucker will pick the feathers off chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese in a matter of seconds.
Apr 29, 2016 i used scrap wood and it worked great. This post is not really how to build your own plucker at home there are plans for that out there everywhere. Save whizbang chicken plucker to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Simply click on the header links above, or scroll down this page and click on the photos to be taken to different categories of products. Whizbang chicken plucker sufficientself creating a. Sep 27, 2012 i know, because i was in the same boat. Patterned after the original whizbang plucker, these plans allow you to build your own homemade whizbang from scavenged and recycled parts.
I built your chicken plucker over a year ago and am very happy with it. D i was just wondering if anyone has built this before. Or, almost as bad, having to clean up the feather storm from our power plucker drill attachment picture here. It has a front and side door to make cleaning easy and let the chickens out as well. To aid in the assembly we have chamfered the back side of the plate. With 50 birds coming up in early september this project is top of my list. I looked at a lot of designs from washing machine modifications to power drill models.
The plucker was a project for my 12yearold son to complete. Furniture, toys, frames, beds, animal houses, racks, dressers, chairs, coasters, and many more. Whizbang chicken plucker makes processing chickens much easier. This book is a well organized and complete howto guide to building a whizbang feather plucking machine.
Another plucker made from ernies plans inspired herrick kimballs fine buildityourself manual and many happy. Jack mcgee made this diy homemade chicken plucker out of treated plywood, 12inch pvc pipe, and parts from disassembled squirrel cage blowers. From here you can find your way to the many books, pdf downloads, blogs, videos, and other downright useful products he has created. If you are like me and raise chickens to eat later on, plucking is hard work and sometimes not fun at all. Jan 29, 2009 the plans i encountered on the internet ran the gamut from little more than an electric hand drill with plucker fingers attached, to massive units that looked unmovable. This topview photo shows the internal plucking fingers, made by goodyear, the tire. Ok so now you know what my next project is going to be. How to build a mechanical chicken plucker with free plans one of the most dreaded tasks of butchering any bird, including chickens, is removing the feathers. The plans i encountered on the internet ran the gamut from little more than an electric hand drill with plucker fingers attached, to massive units that looked unmovable. This plan book tells you everything you need to know to build a whizbang chicken plucker click the picture and order a copy yes, i sell whizbang plucker parts. Look over these 8 diy chicken plucker plans and learn how to build homemade chicken pluckers on a budget. See the complete details below to build this chicken coop, includes drawings, measurements, instructions, shopping list, and cutting list. Whiz bang chicken plucker the feather plate is the disk that spins in the bottom with rubber fingers in it.
The wizbang chicken plucker plans call for a 34 hp farm duty motor. Nearly 30,000 copies have been sold since the first printing in 2002. Mar 31, 2016 it is a single unit with the coop and chicken run attached. May 29, 2007 amazing chicken plucker we built using herrick kimballs plans. Anyone can build awhizbang chicken plucker, its the most famous chicken plucker in the world and for good reason.
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