TWENTY-three-year-old Simian Watson is hoping to woo farmers at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show today when his de-feathering machine goes on display.

The machine, the student of College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) explained, is a prototype which he hopes will be good enough to gain some attention.

“The real one would be constructed from a plastic drum, a washing machine and de-feathering machine fingers.

“This prototype is being run by a fan motor but it is not the ideal thing; this is just an example,” he explained.

He outlined that once chickens are slaughtered, and dipped into boiling water, it should be placed in the machine for the rubbers (fingers) inside to beat it until it is featherless.

Watson pointed out that the rubbers are completely harmless and will not damage the meat.

“You give it, one to two minutes inside and all feathers will be gone,” he said.

Admitting that he does not have the resources to further develop his brainchild piece, Watson is banking on the agricultural show for the opportunity to fully develop the machine.

“The main idea at Denbigh is for a smart farmer to see the machine and buy into it,” he said.

The three-day show, staged in Clarendon ends today.