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Investing In A Feather Plucker

By Freda Watts


One of the worst outcomes of being in the poultry business is ensuring the bird is completely featherless and clean. Gone are the days of manually plucking the plumes off a chicken or duck. Nowadays, all you need to do is invest in a good feather plucker and all your problems are sorted.

Before making your purchase, however, do make sure you have taken a few aspects into consideration. These would be essential to ensure you buy a machine that suits your need perfectly and lasts a long time in a manner free of trouble.

The capacity that you require to produce per day or per week is the first criterion that should be considered. For a business of a small or medium size, a plucker with a capacity of up to ten pounds may work. If you have a slightly larger business, on the other hand, you would want to consider a machine with a capacity of at least fifty pounds.

You would also need to consider other aspects such as the weight, dimensions, circumference, height, voltage and footprint of the equipment. The one that meets your requirement closest should be your best bet.

Once you have the specification identified, it will be integral to make a comparison on the basis of prices. If you have local companies, visit their stores or factories to check out their products. If you are purchasing on the Internet, compare the rates accordingly too.

Once you have purchased the plucker, it is also important to ensure you take care of it properly. Regular servicing and maintenance are essential to ensure it lasts a long time. Cleaning the equipment regularly after use is important. While this may happen initially, when the product is still new, you may want to continue doing so even after the machinery has become old, so that it does not begin to wear out too fast or get rusted and old very swiftly. Its smooth functioning is dependent on how you use and maintain it.

The size of the machine would also depend on the area that you have. On a large farm, it may make sense to fit in a huge piece of apparatus. However, if you have a slightly smaller business and physical space, you might need to consider a smaller one, even thought the quantity of birds may be more.

You might also benefiting from not overusing or overloading the gear beyond its capacity. Avoid trying to churn out more than the load that can be handled. This will only cause the machine to wear out faster and will create an impact on its performance in the longer run.

Choose your feather plucker with care and caution. Pay heed to all of the above considerations to ensure you pick the right piece. If you land up being happy with your purchase and business expands well after you buy it, look at buying your next one after a gap of at least half a year. Treat the gear well to make it work well for you.




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