Heat up a container of water deep enough to dunk the whole bird. A 5 gallon metal bucket works great. When the water is hot, begin to add compound. Continue to add compound until you have about 3/4" of melted compound on top of the water. Besure to control the water temperature, as hot water will begin to cook the bird.
Completely dip the bird into the melted compound. The compound quickly penetrates to the skin, gripping the feathers. Cool the bird. Dipping the bird in a bucket of cold water works well.
STEP THREE:
When the compound has hardened around the feathers, simply peel the feathers off the bird. The compound will not remove the skin.
Any remaining pinfeathers can be removed by hand plucking or by repeating the above process. Now, finish cleaning the bird.
Note: DUXWAX COMPOUND CAN BE REUSED! To save Duxwax, place waxed feathers in a make-shift cheese cloth bag. Dip the cheese cloth (with feathers inside) back into your hot water compound bath. The compound will re-melt, seep through the cheese cloth, leaving the feathers behind. The used compound will re-mix back with the unused compound. Remove the cheese cloth bag from the hot bath and remove the feathers. Keep the cheese cloth for next time.
