Have you ever tried de-feathering a bird yourself? Everyone knows how painful and lengthy the process is. Good when you need to pluck one bird. What if we are talking about a large number of goals? Then the work may take several days. Quails are especially difficult to pluck. They are small and the work is quite finicky. What if we told you that there is a special quail feathering machine that will do all the work in a few minutes?
Are you surprised? With the help of such a unit, poultry farmers pluck a large number of poultry heads quickly and effortlessly. How exactly does the machine work? Does she pluck the bird well? How to make it yourself.
How does a feather removal machine work?
Based on the name, it becomes clear that the device cleans the bird carcass of feathers. And if you can handle one or two birds with your own hands, then with a large number you need to sweat. This is where this feather removal machine comes in handy. Outwardly, it resembles a small top-loading washing machine. The main part of the structure is the drum. Special fingers are installed on its bottom and walls, thanks to which the bird is plucked.
There is no rigid connection between the machine drum and the bottom. These are separate moving elements. A special tray is made at the bottom of the structure.Water will drain into it and collected feathers. The heart of the entire structure is a single-phase motor, the power of which reaches 1.5 kW. Due to the operation of the motor, the drum inside begins to rotate, a centrifuge is created and the carcass rotates inside. And since rubber fingers are built into the bottom and in the walls, feathers are plucked out of the quail during torsion. So the process is as follows:
- You plug in the pen removal machine.
- The bottom of the drum begins to rotate quickly.
- You throw a few quails inside.
- They are rotated by a centrifuge.
- Thanks to rubber fingers, quails get rid of feathers.
In 30 seconds in the machine you can process several quails. How many heads can you pluck in 10 minutes or half an hour? After all, that’s how much time it takes to pluck by hand. At the same time, the plucking is of very high quality. You won't find any remaining feathers. We can say with confidence that such equipment pays for itself. To see the entire process of the pen removal machine, check out this video.
DIY feather removal machine
New equipment has a high price. Many cannot afford such pleasure. However, as you have seen, the design of the machine is quite simple. You can easily make such a unit yourself. Here are the parts you will need:
- good motor;
- a cylinder (large pan, drum from a washing machine), the width of which is 70 cm and the height is 80 cm;
- beaters - those rubber fingers that pluck quail, about 120 pcs.
The motor and blowers for the machine are the most expensive parts of the structure.But you can save a lot if you have an old washing machine like this at home.
Then all you have to do is buy quail beaters, about 120 pieces, and make the bottom of the car. You need to cut a special plate, the width of which will be identical to the machine activator. Then you need to cut holes in this plate, the diameter of which is the same as the rubber beaters. All that remains is to insert the beaters into place and the bottom of the car is almost ready. An identical hole is made exactly in the center of the activator and the plate. Only in the activator you need to cut a thread into which the axle will be inserted. So, you can connect the plate and the activator, synchronizing them.
Now take a plastic bucket whose bottom diameter is slightly larger than the plate. It should fit in the machine. Cut out the bottom and make holes in the walls for the beaters. Secure them in place.
Now place the bucket in its place and secure it by attaching it to the walls of the washing machine. Now you need to make a hole in the bottom of the drum through which all the water and feathers will come out. That's it, your quail plucker is ready.
Detailed instructions are in this video
Conclusion
This machine for plucking quails is an indispensable thing on the farm if you are breeding birds. Based on numerous reviews, purchasing or constructing such a unit with your own hands is an excellent solution that will allow you not only to save energy, but also a large amount of time. There is no one who would regret buying such a car.If you try at least once what it is, then you will also understand that you cannot do without such a thing on the farm.
