Chicken Processing Equipment Rental

We offer two options to rent equipment to process your chickens. After reviewing the two options below, you can reserve one by filling out this request form. If you just have a couple of chickens to process, see #3 below to do it yourself with equipment you probably already have.

1. Plucker Rental – $50. You can rent our plucker for 24 hours and take it to your house to process. You may pick it up the evening before, and bring it back the next day. Our plucker is a StarPluck SP-1 with natural rubber fingers. After proper scalding, it plucks a chicken in about 15 seconds. The plucker comes with a foot pedal to turn it on and off, and a rolling platform for easy movement. The plucker weight 100 lbs, and is approximately 24″ square and 33″ tall. It is best transported by truck or small trailer.

2. Processing Equipment & Barn Rental – $75. You can process your chickens at our farm by renting our processing barn, which includes all major pieces of equipment. You’ll be working indoors and have access to the kill cones, scalder, plucker, processing table with hot water, and drying rack. Per the Ohio Department of Agriculture, we can advise you, but may not assist you during processing. Two adults can easily process 25 chickens in a day. Processing 50 chickens can be done with 4 to 5 adults. For scheduling purposes, count on about 15 minutes per chicken. Less time is needed with more people or if you do not plan on packaging onsite. Processing should begin no later than 9 am.

Prior to arriving, everyone in your party must watch this orientation video about how to use our equipment and process chickens:

We do not provide personal equipment such as knives, scissors, gloves, aprons, coolers, or ice. A complete list of equipment provided and not provided, along with your responsibilities and detailed instructions can be found HERE.

If you need shrink bags for packaging, you can purchase them from us for $1 each. If you wish to buy before you arrive, we highly recommend bags from Florida Poultry Shrink Bags (10″ x 18″ for chicken). They are the thickest shrink bag on the market, and made in America. You can use our affiliate link: https://flpoultryshrinkbags.com/?ref=l97tj3q5, and Coupon Code HAPPYWIFE10 to get 10% off your purchase!

3. Do It Yourself. If you only have a couple of chickens to process, you can do it yourself at home with minimal equipment. This video shows you how:

The rental request form has a place to request a date. You can also check our calendar below to see if equipment has been reserved on a day you desire.