Man I just youtubed that whiz bang plucker. I never cared nothin about raising chickens but now I want to just so I have a reason to build and use that plucker. That's the most efficient machine I've ever laid eyes on. Wonder if I can build a small one for doves??
I think we gonna do 25 just so we can get the hang of it. I kind of liked the idea of staggering them so there not all ready at one time
Back when I raised some meat birds, I raised them on wire floors, and kept them pretty crowded. I only took them to fryers at 3 lbs or a little bigger. It didn't take long to get them to that weight.
I’ve seen my mom and dad kill thirty or fourty in a day ,kill,pick, clean and put in the freezer. This was regular fryer size chickens, dad would buy fifty to a hundred every spring .
I checked it out too. Quite impressive. The video I watched the guy seemed to think you better be pretty advanced in afro engineering to pull it off.
What happened to yours? I’ve never had any meat chickens die. I’ve had a hard time with my layers getting killed by predators but the meat chickens finished so fast that we’ve had 100% survival till butcher day. Actually may have lost one as a chick but nothing stands out beside that
Cornish cross meat chickens would just randomly die at all stages on us. Chicks and adults. Tons of heart problems as adults.
you can buy 25 or so for around the same price at a local feed store.. If you want a 100 Welp or Meyer hatchery have some of the best prices and free shipping.. I take mine to about 7 weeks so I have about a 5 3/4-6 pound processed weight.. Don't bother vacuum sealing(hard to vacuum sealing a odd shaped chciken), buy some shrink bags off amazon.. They come out perfect and are about .50 cents each. Work on rabbits too
