paul hart Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 :< any body got a plucking machine for sale has wife is fed up of doing them especialy the ducks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted October 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 I said plucking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye-dick Posted October 9, 2003 Report Share Posted October 9, 2003 HHHHHUUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM B) Sorry ---- Anne Summers etc. etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted October 10, 2003 Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 This is gonna cost you Paul, I have only seen them in the Shooting Times and second hand refurbished is gonna set you back around £500. Cabelas sell different types that fit on the end of a household drill but I guess the faster it goes the farther it chucks the bloody feathers My mate does geese in his flat but he duck tapes the hoover to the side of the bin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted October 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2003 Hi col pol i got offerd one 5 years ago and i let it go big mistake i could have had it for £200 the shoot was closing down but i let it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJ Posted October 18, 2003 Report Share Posted October 18, 2003 Paul Try contacting your local game dealer, and see if you can come to some agreement whereby you use his in return for some favour, monetary or otherwise. Also I've heard of one or two shoots who have purchased a machine, so perhaps in return for a days beating or something you could get to use theirs. Unless you're planning on plucking vast amounts of birds, you seriously have to consider the cost of the thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Paul, You can get them but as col pol said, it will cost you. I would advise you to get the disc type, we tried the rubber finger type a couple of years ago and although it could do pigeons and pheasants it was hopeless on duck and goose. The two plucking services in my area use the disc type and they do the job well, but they are the more expensive of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjimmer Posted October 19, 2003 Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 The main problem with the disc pluckers, if it's the sort that we use, is that you have to dismantle the discs after every use and soak them in vegetable oil. Otherwise they get clogged up with dry muck and start to break up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul hart Posted October 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2003 Thanks all i have been to see a local butcher and he said i can use his.I promissed him o couple of geese. Got to get them first !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiercel Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 M ROBSON is it possible for you to get a photo of a disc plucking machine as i would like to make one if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted October 20, 2003 Report Share Posted October 20, 2003 tiercel If you do a search in Google for "plucking machine" you'll find alot of different companies supplying them. You can get the general overview of how they work. There basically a row of hard rubber disks that touch against each other at several points on their edges, this catches the feathers and pulls them out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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