Friday, September 6, 2013

Finding Out On How To Make A Chicken Plucker

By Helene Norris


Those who engage in poultry farming should know how to make a chicken plucker. Chicken plucker is one of the equipment used in processing poultry products. It is used to remove the feathers of the chicken before cooking.

The following are some of the materials used in the process of making it. Rubber fingers, timber, a mortar, a barrel or a tank, nails and feather plate. The size of the tank or the barrel will depend on the quantity of the chicken one would like to pluck at the same time.

Before making it, one should ensure that they have the necessary materials for making it. Some of the necessary materials include a mortar, rubber fingers, feather plates, nails, a barrel and some pieces of wood. Some of these materials are available locally but some needs to be bought.

The first stage is to construct a frame using the pieces of wood. The frame should be made in a way that the barrel fits inside it. If the barrel is big, then it applies that the wood frame must be big. On the other hand if the barrel is small, then the frame must also be small. What is important is that the barrel must fit inside the wood frame to protect it.

After identifying the suitable area, a timber frame is then constructed in the place. The size of the frame should be proportionate to the size of the available barrel as well as the size of the desired plucker. The barrel is then fitted in to the frame which holds it firmly.

The plate is then drilled using a driller to create several holes on the surface. The number of holes depends on the numbers of available rubber fingers. What is significant is to ensure that the rubber fingers are properly fitted. This is because the plate is the one which plucks the feathers.

The feather plate is then fixed at the bottom of the barrel. The next thing to do is to prepare a belt and pulley system. The belt and pulley system may be bought or improvised from the materials available locally. The belt and the pulley system is used to rotate the feather plate. The system is connected to an electric mortar. The electric mortar is used to rotate the feather plate through the use of the belt and pulley system.

The last step after doing the connection is to prevent the soup from splashing. It is therefore necessary to fix a plash guard on the barrel. The splash guard will prevent the soup from splashing all over. If these steps are properly followed practically, then one can be sure that they have learned on how to make a chicken plucker.




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