Brahmas: The Majestic Ones By Susan Nicolas
The more birds the backyard "flockster" slaughters in a year, the more likely he is to crave some mechanical assistance taking the raiment off the birds being processed, since hand plucking is probably the biggest drag on his time at the worktable. When he starts checking prices for purchased pluckers, however, he quickly finds himself with the familiar dilemmas: price versus convenience versus performance. Even a simple home model like the "Hom-Pik-Jr" I use (not a more automated tub type plucker) is quite expensive purchased new...
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