Chicken Feather Plucker - Large (3-4 Chickens)

shipped broken, sent wrong replacement parts. a month and counting waiting on having a working plucker.

This plucker works fairly well. I can never get it to plug more than two chickens at a time without damaging the skin, but it will pluck a single chicken in half a minute or less. I wish this company made electric or gas powered temperature controlled Blanchards for feather, removing I think that might make, the process of plucking a little bit easier I think plucking is all in the hot water dipping before hand but overall the unit is incredibly easy to operate. Just spray a hose and it while the chickens tumble around assembly was moderately tricky, but not too difficult. My biggest gripe is clean up afterwards feathers are between , the wheel inside that turns to move the chickens and the bottom and you really have to get your hand up in there and some bleach and really just make a good job of cleaning it. Otherwise it’s one of the better pluckers I’ve used.

Honestly not impressed, after talking with the company and telling them that I do 50-75 broilers a year and a few turkeys it was recommended that I go with this plucker and to be honest it wouldn’t even handle an average sized Turkey and I think it works okay for chickens but I was only able to successfully do 2 five pound birds at a time, anymore than that and I’d be left with a bunch of hand plucking. I’m sure this would be fine for your average person doing a few birds a year but I just wasn’t impressed and I’m a little disappointed that I spent 879.99 when from what I hear some of the cheaper ones are better. Don’t always think more money gets you a better plucker

Honestly not impressed, after talking with the company and telling them that I do 50-75 broilers a year and a few turkeys it was recommended that I go with this plucker and to be honest it wouldn’t even handle an average sized Turkey and I think it works okay for chickens but I was only able to successfully do 2 five pound birds at a time, anymore than that and I’d be left with a bunch of hand plucking. I’m sure this would be fine for your average person doing a few birds a year but I just wasn’t impressed and I’m a little disappointed that I spent 879.99 when from what I hear some of the cheaper ones are better. Don’t always think more money gets you a better plucker

1. Fast Delivery
2. Easy to put together
3. In 30 seconds I had two chickens ready
4. Don’t think twice, get yourself one :) !!!!

Very large and get the job done very well.

When the plucker came, the barrel was broken, so we called them immediately, and they sent out a new barrel. If I put any more than 10 pounds of chicken in there, the plucker starts moving dramatically so be careful

**** you

The Hatching Times plucker worked Fantastic, what a time safer it was. It plucked our large Murray Red Rangers 27 of them in about 30 seconds, wish I had gotten it sooner. It was easy to clean, hardly any feathers stuck to the drum. Highly useful plucker, don't hesitate to buy one.

We purchased the plucker (Large 3-4) before we were scheduled to process a couple dozen birds. We found that it did the job well, but it wasn't quite powerful enough to do 3 large birds at a time. Perhaps it could have, but it would have taken a long time. We found it worked much better with 2 birds (< 1 minute), but it was even better with 1 bird at a time. We occasionally had to flip the bird over because it wouldn't turn over on its own to get the back feathers off. It is quiet, which is good. Perhaps needs to be a little more powerful to live up to the 3-4 bird title. Plastic, transparent bowl is great. Easy to see if/where feathers are jamming the machine. No trouble at all with it. Will process more (~75) in a few months.

I was looking around on the web for a chicken plucker after checking out many models and reviews. I order a large plucker from Hatchingtime I like the fact the motor is enclosed and the switch is on the side for easy access. It arrived in 2 days the only issue I had was that the barrel was cracked it looked like the shipping company ran a forklift into the box. I contacted Hatchingtime sent the pictures of the box and the barrel and I had a new barrel in less than a week. I haven’t used it yet but I will fill you in when I use it.

Reviewed several pluckers really liked the design and plastic barrel ! Ordered on a Saturday night received it on a Tuesday! Had it put together in no time and running! Can’t wait to use it later this summer !

The plucker worked well. Will be buying more soon

Like many folks I spent the summer looking for a chicken plucker and I'm grateful I found this one. Most manufacturers are sold out or extremely expensive. This one was available on preorder and it came 4 days earlier than expected but just in time to process my 40 broiler chickens. It assembled very easily and the weight of this unit seems just right. It's heavy enough it doesn't move around while plucking yet I can move it to the processing site with little effort. It plucked the bird in less than 20 seconds with a good scald and honestly left nothing to clean by hand. I was doing one bird at a time mostly but it had no problem with 2. The clean up was easy and I actually like the plastic construction. I've only done forty birds so far but have another 150 to do in about 4 weeks. I will post an update but I can't imagine this plucker not being up for the task. My box was ripped open in shipping and a couple of fingers were lost on delivery. One email to Hatching Time and my replacement fingers arrived in 3 days. Great customer service and I highly recommend giving them a try. I don't believe you will be disappointed. Mike Humphries from Western Ky.

We love it! After using a plucker that my father had purchased used 40 years ago, we finally decided to upgrade and oh, my goodness is it wonderful! We first did a trial run of 21 broilers, then processed 105 the next time and we were finished in record time. The birds came out amazingly! Definitely telling my friends about this machine. Great purchase!

Great! I use this because my husband cannot always be there to help me. I throw 4 cornish cross chickens in at a time and it works well. Will be ordering their other products!!!