Quail Feathering Machine Functionality
Today, growing and selling quails is considered a very profitable business. But in order to still make a profit, you need to create all the conditions for this. After slaughtering a bird, you need to clean the carcass of feathers, and this process is very long and meticulous. But the world is developing, and with it the technology, so today there are many different devices that can help with this issue. One of them is a quail feathering machine.
DIY quail feathering machine
A bit of history
The quail plucking machine is a progressive product that can save you time and energy. Many scientists are still struggling to achieve the ideal. Today they have achieved that almost every poultry breeder has such a machine at home, because you can do it yourself at home.
There are two types of plucking machine:
- casual;
- production.
The difference between them is that the production machine is always very large, usually you can only find it in factories, since it is only suitable for processing more than 500 carcasses per day - such a feather removal machine is not needed by farmers who run modest households.
A do-it-yourself quail feathering machine is a very light unit that is suitable for people who do not keep a very large courtyard. Such an apparatus consists of a plastic shape that resembles a cylinder; inside it there are special protrusions, thanks to which the bird is cleaned. One unit can clean several carcasses at once. Everything will depend on what the bottom will be.
Why is it needed?
It often happens that the owners of their house or a small summer cottage begin to think about their own small farm and, of course, the first thing they want to start is poultry. But not everyone realizes what this entails, because it all starts with buying a baby, and ends with cleaning the mascara from feathers.
Cleaning carcasses is perhaps the most difficult process associated with keeping livestock. Because of this, beginners are trying to come up with something of their own, to implement some innovative ideas. Often it all ends with the fact that they spoil the presentation of the carcass and the meat itself. To avoid such situations, they came up with a machine that removes feathers from carcasses by itself. Usually, a feathering machine is expensive, so many people prefer to make it by hand.
How does the cleaning process take place?
An apparatus is taken as a basis - a centrifuge, he himself fills the container with water, exactly as much as he needs. With the help of water and a centrifuge, the bird is cleaned of feathers and possible dirt.
After the feathers have been removed, everything goes through a special compartment. Any device that is created with a smooth surface, almost all materials from which the device is made, have antibacterial bases.
How to make such a device yourself
The most important thing in such a device is the “fingers”. During the "cycle", the bird's carcass clings to the fingers, thus getting rid of the feathers.Even if you try to do it manually, it will not work as well, besides, you will have to spend 2-3 hours, when the machine will cope in 30-40 seconds. The device itself is very expensive, it will be easier and easier to make it yourself. What is needed to create such an aggregate?
- Make drawings.
- Find something that resembles a cylinder, preferably made of plastic. This will be the basis of the product - the drum. You can also use materials made of metal. The proportions of the drum should be as follows: 75-80 cm high, not higher, and 65-70 cm along the radius.If there is a desire to make the car bigger, then the proportions are as follows: height - 2 m, and the girth around - 170-180 cm.
- Consider the thickness of the material you have chosen. If a metal base is selected, then its thickness should not be more than 1.3 mm. There were times when a drum from a washing machine was used.
- Make holes in the drum for the fingers. There should be a distance of 2.5-3 cm between the holes, they should occupy 1/3 of the total area.
- Correctly calculate the force of the feathering machine, since if the power is strong, the body will hit the fingers, and its presentation will be damaged. To avoid such a situation, it is necessary to look very carefully and carefully at how the machine is created.
- Provide a stable position for the feathering machine: under its base, a wooden flat support should be placed, so that it could withstand strong drum impacts.
- It is imperative to check that the bottom of the machine is in precise contact with the system, which is responsible for the rotation of the drum.
- Bring water to the machine and make an entrance and exit for it. This will help in the cleaning process of the entire device.
You can find a video on the Internet, where it will also tell you step by step how to create a device, what is needed for this, what is the principle of its operation.
How a homemade unit will work
The unit should start working as soon as the plug is inserted into the outlet. The first thing that starts to rotate is the lower part of the system, while the carcass itself will turn over over and over again, for which the fingers will "grab", and they will rid the body of feathers. Fingers are best made from environmentally friendly rubber. At the same time, the body is poured with very hot water, which will not harm the feathery skin and its structure.
Hot water washes the carcass and rinses off the feathers, while removing dirt and disinfecting it. Already after 30 seconds, the carcasses will be processed and ready for sale. If you do it manually, the process will take more than one hour. Finally, it remains to check how the whole system works, first without carcasses, and then with them. You need to be careful and careful when creating a device, carefully draw up drawings. There is nothing difficult about making a car yourself. The Feathering Machine is a real companion for poultry breeders.