Abstract: Poultry delunging apparatus comprising a support, a manifold stationarily affixed to the support, a vacuum source adapted for connection to the manifold, a delunging unit rotatably mounted on either or both of the manifold or the support and having a surface lying adjacent the manifold for sliding contact therewith, a plurality of vacuum probes on the periphery of the unit is prearranged spacing therearound and extending generally radially outwardly therefrom, cooperating conduit means in said unit and said manifold means, valve means in said conduit means for rapidly opening or closing the same to apply or interrupt the vacuum to the probes in a predetermined manner, and a drive mechanism for rotating the unit at a speed which coodinates with the speed of the conveyor which transports the poultry to the unit.