SuperHandy Chicken Plucker Drill Attachment Poultry and Fowl Food Processor De-Feather 3/8" Inch Shank 21 Soft Fingers Stainless Steel Body Heavy Duty for Turkey Chicken Quail Pheasant Dove

I was surprised how big and heavy it was when it came in. I was worried that my half inch drill wouldn't be enough but it worked awesome. Throws feathers everywhere, but it is so much faster and easier than hand plucking. The only feathers it has a problem with are the big ones at the leading edge of the wings. Just takes a couple of minutes to finish it off.

Are use this thing on five turkeys and one chicken because they were too big to fit in a plucker. It actually worked exceptionally well when I had the drill strapped to a table and actually removed the feathers exceptionally well fast and easy

The media could not be loaded. I built my own version of this type plucker years ago using the black rubber bungees. Obviously this one works better, as it has grooves or serrations on the fingers. That said, for those who haven't used this type plucker before, here's some tips...Run your scald water at about 150°, and monitor the temperature with a thermometer. You can run it at 140, but I found 150 to be better. Too hot and the skin is easily torn by the plucker fingers, too cool and the pin feathers won't come out. Dip the bird all the way under the water while holding the feet and gently rotate back and forth, up and down about 15 seconds. Try pulling some wing feathers, they should pull out with slight existence. If they come out too easily, it was in too long. If they are pretty firmly attached, redo the dip process for another 10 seconds. It's a matter of trial and error. When you use the plucker (I mounted my right angle drill to the table to hold the plucker) use the low setting if you have a 2 speed drill, or about mid speed on a variable speed drill. Use the tips of the plucker fingers. If you put the fingers against the chicken too hard, the skin will tear. Plan on tearing some anyway, because it's just the way it goes, practice makes perfect. Don't expect to get every father out or you will damage the skin, but 95%will come out. I found that the wrong tips didn't pick clean, as you can see in my pics, but I didn't save the wrong type anyway, so just cut them off. They won't all pluck the same, but they will taste the same. ;)

It works! It is a bit messy and takes a strong drill if you are doing a bunch of chickens. You will need to mount the drill somehow for best results. As someone who always used a barrel plucker, this was a great cheap option.

This chicken plucker does what it says. It does a pretty good job and it is way better than plucking our chickens by hand. Don't be fooled though, feathers fly everywhere!!! You will be covered in feathers along with everything around the area. It is what it is, so be prepared. Also make sure you have a good electric drill. I would not use a battery operated drill for this as it would run the batteries down pretty fast and it may put too much of a load on it.We anchored our drill in the vise to keep it steady then just moved the chicken around. It seemed the best method for us.

This costly piece ended up cheap and useless. The very first time used, the shaft broke off the can. The metal is thin and not at all sturdy. I can’t see how to contact seller to get a refund without sending back. We are trying to modify it to hopefully get it to work today since we can not out off processing. Hopefully we can make it work but for further buyers - beware. It is thin and not sturdy at all.

This drill attachment plucker was great! This was our first time harvesting meat birds. We didn’t want to invest in a larger plucker in fear we wouldn’t use it long term. We harvested 15 birds and it worked great for that! If you are going to be harvesting more than 40 birds at a time, you may want to look at something larger. But for a small harvest, this was a great tool and much more affordable than an industrial plucker.

I used this plucker as a first time experience with processing my chickens. I helped with it as a kid, but never did it myself. Myself and my Husband wanted to do something easier than hand plucking, but didn’t want to invest in a massive barrel plucker for only 5 birds. So we bought this. Overall my experience was pretty good.Pros:- This appears to be well made and held up to the job.- can easily be used with 2 people, one working the drill and the other rotating the bird- it can get just about all the feathers off in 30 seconds or less.Cons:- I don’t see how you could do this on your own, even with it attached to a table. I feel like it would be too difficult to rotate the chicken while keeping a consistent speed. But that could be my drill as well.- I got a lot of broken skin using this. But again - I’m a beginner so I may have overcooked my chicken in the hot water bath. Not the pluckers fault.Overall I would recommend it for people doing more than 5-10 birds. It saves time when processing a large amount and is worth the price for a small hobby farm. I will definitely use it again in the future.

The plucker does it’s job , removes the feathers. The only problem is it’s tough on the wrists if doing more 10 chickens .