Abstract: A device for removing feathers from a fowl utilizing a rotating drum having radially extending flailing members, enclosed within a venturi-shaped housing having a fan for creating a flow of air to collect and exhaust the removed feathers out the smaller end thereof. The device permits the operator to manually position the fowl against the feather removing means from outside the device, thereby precluding removed feathers, and the odor therefrom, from permeating the air about the operator.