Vacuum Plucker Pulls Feathers With Steel Discs

Vacuum Plucker Pulls Feathers With Steel Discs LIVESTOCK Miscellaneous Imagine how easy and clean plucking would be if you could just vacuum the feathers off a chicken or duck The new British-designed and built “plukaTM feather plucker does just that with the help of nine spinning stainless steel discs that grip the feathers and pull with the help of the vacuum’s suction As far as designer Andrew Kennedy knows it s the only vacuum plucker on the market Typically mechanical pluckers use rubber fingers and water with a centrifugal blower “Those machines are messy ” Kennedy says “Our vacuum feather collector system has a three-stage 0 5 micron filter This means it can be operated without any dust or debris escaping onto surfaces or into lungs ” The model P71 comes with a wall-mounted cyclonic vacuum with a powerful 1 3 hp motor and clear flexible tubing to suction the feathers from the plucker Feathers fall into a bag for easy disposal The plucker mounts on a powder-coated steel tripod and is powered by its own 1/2-hp motor It plucks all types of domestic and wildfowl Kennedy says from chickens and turkeys to snipe ducks and geese A video that shows a duck plucked in less than 3 min can be seen at www farmshow com Currently available overseas Kennedy plans to sell to the U S through his website and to set up U S distributors in 2012 The P71 sells for $999 plus shipping The P7 model which requires the buyer to furnish the vacuum costs $799 plus shipping “Customers like that it’s lightweight and easy to move about ” Kennedy says Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Dixi Product Design Ltd Prospect House 148 Laurence St York U K Y010 3EB ph 011 44 113 2161357; www pluka co uk

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