How to Remove Feathers from a Dead Bird
The Trick Is to Get a Giant Pot of Water Steaming – Not Boiling – Melt Wax in It, and Dunk Your Birds. Toss the Waxed Birds in Another Basin of Ice Cold Water...
The trick is to get a giant pot of water steaming – not boiling – melt wax in it, and dunk your birds. Toss the waxed birds in another basin of ice cold water to set the wax, let them cool a bit and pluck away. The wax grabs the down and upper feathers, leaving you with a nice clean plucked duck.