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. Apr 07, 2014 i got this great book with plans for building a whizbang 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. When thinking about homeprocessing many of us are led into purchasing, renting or even building an expensive whizbang style tub chicken plucker. Here is a demonstration of the whiz bang chicken plucker processing to 8 pound birds at a time. In this book, downhome inventor herrick kimball, developer of the world famous whizbang plucker, tells you how to build your own whizbang chicken scalder. Aug 22, 2011 i received my whizbang shebang parts package last week to build a chicken plucker and am now casting about for the motor. Amazing chicken plucker we built using herrick kimballs plans. Thousands of homemade whizbang pluckers are now dependably plucking chickens, turkeys, ducks and geese all across america and around the globe. There are many different chicken plucker plans, 8 of which are listed below, that will help you constructive your own diy chicken plucker. Precise scalding translates to fast, complete and easy plucking of feathers. Jun 14, 2015 today we completed our mechanical chicken plucking machine, modeled after the whizbang chicken plucker by herrick kimball.
The yellow caution stickers measure 3 x 7 and are sized to fit on the horizontal frame boards of your whizbang plucker. If you want to build your own amazing whizbang chicken plucker, this simple plan book shows and tells you. If i recall, the plate rpm is in the 150 range, and with a 1750rpm motor, it still takes a. Buy 2020 minibed gardening report, whizbang chicken plucker plan book by. Whizbang chicken plucker popularized by herrick kimball is a design that many poultry raisers imitated. Anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken plucker. For those who dont already know, the whizbang chicken plucker will pluck all. Building off the modest but tangible success of the plucker book, i self. And to top it off, the book came autographed by author, illustrator and publisher herrick kimball. The number in parentheses after each item indicates quantity if you purchase the whizbang shebang plucker parts package, as pictured above, you will get all the parts that are highlighted in red below. Whizbang chicken plucker makes processing chickens much easier. For those who dont already know, the whizbang chicken plucker will pluck all the feathers off a chicken in 15 to 20 seconds. 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.
This topview photo shows the internal plucking fingers, made by goodyear, the tire. Chicken plucker drill attachments stainless steel poultry feather remover 15 fingers broiler duck with best chicken plucker fingers white 4. Since a number of my readers have asked about the whiz bang automated chicken plucker, im happy to report that it had its first outing yesterday. Illustration by nate skow using a chicken plucker, particularly one like the whizbang plucker that you make yourself, helps eliminate some of the stress of processing chickens.
Nearly 30,000 copies have been sold since the first printing in 2002. Boyle unknown location i just had to write to tell you that my plucker works great. Pluck em easy with your own homemade whizbang chicken plucker. Nov 25, 2018 whizbang chicken plucker popularized by herrick kimball is a design that many poultry raisers imitated. As with my cabinet refacing book, the resources in this book are outdated, but the basic howto skills and methods of work have not changed. Paul has been busy the last few days building a chicken plucker. Unfollow whizbang chicken plucker to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. And the best thing about imitation is we can use other alternative materials that are less costly but are also highly efficient. You may buy this stepbystep guide book, buy the needed parts on his website and you can start building your diy chicken plucker. He was saved from his death bed and is now one of the greatest. The list corresponds with the checklist found on page 67 of my whizbang plucker plan book. I ended up dressing 12 huge white cornish cockerels. Fifteen seconds later i was looking at three sixpounders with no feathers.
Whizbang gardening official website of the planet whizbang idea book for gardeners i usually find something negative to say about every book along with lots of positives, but herrick kimballs the planet whizbang idea book for gardeners is an exception. Thats why i came up with an effective, frugal alternative. Would you like to know how the planet whizbang name and logo originated. This allows you to pull the fingers through the plate much easier. The number in parentheses after each item indicates quantity. No whizbang plucker has been properly made unless it has at least one caution sticker on it. In the past, the only options were handplucking, a homemade chicken plucker or an industrial chicken plucker that is not very affordable to the average backyard chicken farmer. And, most recently, ive authored the planet whizbang idea book for.
Whizbang chicken plucker good problems a solutions blog. But i have to admit that i have mixed feelings about it. Read what some people have to say about the whizbang plucker and the plucker plan book click the picture have you seen our poultry shrink bags. Planet whizbang is a small, homesteadbased publishing company that is owned and operated by herrick and marlene kimball of moravia, n. But seems like i saw some horizontal plucker on youtube, so you probably could get it to work. If youre going to raise ninetysix chickens in a smallscale operation for the fryer, you better raise the bar on how youre going to get them ready for the kitchen. So it was with that in mind that i wrote the whizbang plucker planbook. It was the very first book i ever wrote and was published by the taunton press, publishers of fine homebuilding magazine. 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.
Mark and i have used everything from our bare hands very laborious but free to a whizbang chicken plucker very fast but very expensive to process poultry. I sure do appreciate folks spreading the good news about the whizbang plucker on youtube. Chicken plucker welcome to the homesteading today forum. We successfully built the whizbang plucker designed by herrick kimball to make very efficient work of processing our broiler chickens. Im not very mechanical at all, but i was able to build this. Look over these 8 diy chicken plucker plans and learn how to build homemade chicken pluckers on a budget. I say that because a couple of those home movies do not show how to properly whizbangpluck a chicken. This plan book tells you everything you need to know to build a whizbang chicken plucker click the picture and order a copy. Thinking about getting some meat chickens next year. Was looking at homemade chicken pluckers on u tube. The whizbang chicken plucker chris fraleighs locavore experiment.
May 29, 2007 amazing chicken plucker we built using herrick kimballs plans. If you want to build your own amazing whizbang chicken plucker, this simple plan book shows and tells you how. Whizbang chicken plucker two chickens at a time youtube. Ive added specific information for making jims excellent finger puller to page 63 of the current printing the 7th printing of the plan book, but these photographs do a great job of showing how the puller works. This is the scalder that kimball spent two years building, testing, rebuilding and retesting before he felt it was worthy of being called a whizbang. In the spring of 2005 i published the plan book, anyone can build a whizbang chicken scalder. Today we completed our mechanical chicken plucking machine, modeled after the whizbang chicken plucker by herrick kimball. Herrick kimball, inventor of the worldfamous whizbang chicken plucker, whizbang cider press, whizbang garden cart and whizbang wheel hoe has packed the pages of this book with a diverse selection of whizbang ideas for people who enjoy growing their own food. The plucker was a project for my 12yearold son to complete. Sep 27, 2012 i know, because i was in the same boat.
A homemade chicken plucker will enable you to become an expert feather plucker so you can make quick work of being a chicken plucker or duck plucker. The picture above shows the four pieces of wood you need to make the tool. Buy products related to chicken plucker machine products and see what customers say about chicken plucker machine products on free delivery possible on eligible purchases. I went to the whiz bang site and they sell a kit, but the thing is like 425. For those of us with less than 100 birds to process, this is frustrating. These work great for our whiz bang chicken plucker. Building a diy chicken coop if youve never had a flock of chickens and are considering it, then you might actually enjoy the process. Whiz bang chicken plucker the feather plate is the disk that spins in the bottom with rubber fingers in it. Chicken pluckers are high on demand since the need for chicken keeps increasing. Poultry feeders free delivery possible on eligible purchases. Whiz bang chicken plucker became operational today.
Learn how to build a chicken plucker, the whizbang chicken plucker, and take the tedium out of processing meat chickens. Planet whizbang is, however, about much more than just chicken pluckers. Over the weekend i drove over to my local tractor supply to look at their offerings and found they carry the marathon brand. We invite you to browse through our store and shop with confidence. Nov 14, 2011 butchering chickens hot water bath and going through the plucker. The yardbird chicken plucker is the complete package and.
The whizbang plucker is easy to build and plucks scalded chickens clean in seconds. We invite you to create an account with us if you like, or shop as a guest. On the whiz bang the barrel stays stationary with fingers in the sides and then a shaft with a 20 plate with rubber fingers in the bottom thats driven by a electric motor. Anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken plucker a. With the publication of anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken plucker that dream can now be an affordable reality. This idea is worth considering and is discussed on page 58 of the plucker plan book. Some people opt to have a bottom on their plucking tub, then cut a feather discharge opening in the side. We just dip them in the hot water like we do chickens, then into the freezer. Well i tested the whiz bang plucker out today it worked as well as i had hoped. Pack of 150 rubber chicken plucker fingers for poultry. You will need to source the parts still in black print. To aid in the assembly we have chamfered the back side of the plate. Wizbang is a special dog with a lot of personality. Get your whizbang plucker book hereand the whizbang chicken scalder book too see more.
Lately, marks been trying to figure out an option in between the two, exploring pet. The yardbird chicken plucker was designed to bring that passion of raising birds for meat to your table. How to build a chicken plucker whizbang chicken plucker. Sep 20, 2006 whiz bang chicken plucker became operational today. Below are photos of the construction and the completed product. We also supply project parts so you can make your own whizbang chicken plucker. You can save on labor with this automatic chicken plucker. Read what some people have to say about the whizbang plucker and the plucker plan book click the picture. Additionally, the book highlights information on alternate methods for building the plucker and where to find some of its vital parts. Jul 29, 2016 sections on safety, the authors personal experiences, and poultry processing in general were included as well. The experiment began with that vital first step, so central to. If i recall, the plate rpm is in the 150 range, and with a 1750rpm motor, it still takes a large pulley like 1516.
Anyone can build a whizbang chicken scalder by herrick kimball. It so happens there is a right way and there is a wrong way to pluck a chicken in a tub plucker. The whizbang chicken scalder plan book is now available as an. It actually works better with two birds in it at the same time it takes about 30 seconds to pick a bird i didnt have water where i set up. How many book writers and publishers do you know that do that. Maybe im just oldfashioned, but when it comes to a howto book, i like to have real pages i can flip through and jot notes on. The first automatic chicken plucking machine was invented by andrew toti and kent tomlinson back in the 1940s. A whizbang plucker will pick the feathers off chickens, ducks, turkeys and geese in a matter of seconds. Herrick kimball the picture above is of me with a couple of justplucked chickens right out of my homemade whizbang chicken plucker, i developed the design for that absolutely amazing device almost ten years ago.
Im the guy who invented the planet whizbang wheel hoe, the whizbang cider press, the whizbang chicken plucker, and other nifty downtoearth homestead devices. A homemade chicken plucking machine built from herrick kimballs book anyone can build a whizbang chicken plucker. Build my whizbang with all new parts total outofpocket costs. I have used your plans to build a chicken plucker and a cider press and an apple grinder. Kimball is also the selfpublisher of two other whizbang titles. Whiz bang chickn plucker skiffle band home facebook. Ordered the plans and some of the parts from that guy. This book is a well organized and complete howto guide to building a whizbang feather plucking machine. It is officially titled, anyone can build a tubstyle mechanical chicken. Plucking the chickens is probably the most laborious and timeconsuming part of the butchering process.
Theyre the easiest, fastest and best way to package your homegrown chicken. For sale is an aluminum plate for a diy poultry plucker like the whizbang chicken plucker. And now for something completely different susan wise bauer. No freezer burn and way cheaper than the vacuum bags sold in the store. With this method, you can save time and effort on experimenting since you will just have to follow a guide. 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. I would like to say we have used the chicken shrink bags for freezing berries, tomatoes, and corn from the garden. Im a smallscale homesteader in the finger lakes region of upstate new york. Jan 10, 2015 we successfully built the whizbang plucker designed by herrick kimball to make very efficient work of processing our broiler chickens. Four or five years ago i bought him herricks book the whiz bang chicken plucker but i dont think he did more than glance through it and loaned it to some friends. In fact it plucks much better with two or three birds then one. My concern is the bottom plate, was wondering what i could use for that.
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