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This expensive plucker will have that bird de-feathered in a minute..tops

Spent $386 on this plucker. Well worth it though. The 1st time I slaughtered my roosters I used a cone and a very very sharp knife( fish fillet knife). Caught the roosters Put them into a bunny cage and let them calm down til almost dark. Stuck them in the cone...moved the feathers enough...

I am the kind of person. I don't want to watch a video to learn . I want 2 read and have "hands on" to learn how...I am going to see if I can find this book. Ty very informative. Next time I decide to harvest I will reach out.....thank you so much.

awesome ty

Yes I have only done this once. Trail, error, and yall wonderful folks on BYC will help me do better next time.

Well chicken meat anyway

Ty. We immediately smoked it on a pellet grill and I gotta say it was Tough. Had no idea meat needed to rest

I've skinned a deer once in my life. Watched my father skin lots of rabbits when I was a child. We had rabbit stew ALOT. Ty again. I'm leaning toward the stump and hatchet method for next time. It's a sure thing they are no longer alive.

Ok...That makes sense... pre dawn. Less stressful..plus have had time to digest any food. Thanks.

So tell me about skinning them please? is it like skinning a deer or rabbit? I had no idea poultry shears existed. That would be sooo much easier and like you said won't dull the blade. so whenever you chop the heads does it make a difference in the meat? like toughness wise? ty soooo much

I am a 1st time harvester. Our flock had WAY too many roosters. No one in my area wanted to purchase them. They were skinning my hens up and killing all my chicks I released into the yard. Not baby chicks but big enough to roam. I purchased a cone and a chicken plucker online. Sharpened my...