jeudi 4 juillet 2013

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.

Since it has to be a wisely taken business decision, create a list of your exact requirements, so that your purchase is done accordingly. After all, you do not want to land up with expensive machinery that does not entirely fit the bill.

The first thing you need to decide is the quantity of plucking that you would need to do. If you have a small business of poultry, a machine that has a capacity of up to ten pounds may suffice. However, if you have a larger business, then perhaps you require one 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.

Upon procuring the apparatus, make sure you use a smaller sized one only for the quantity it can accommodate. Overloading may cause earlier wear and tear. Use the plucker cautiously to ensure it runs smoothly for a longer period of time.

The ideal feather plucker should give you optimum performance, should be easy to run on your farm and must help you produce the required quantity on a regular basis. Moreover, if maintained appropriately, the apparatus should last a long time and help you expand your business over a certain period of time. If you are happy with the purchase, use it for at least six months before thinking of investing in another one from the same company or make.




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