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First of all, I am a wuss. I never bothered with a kill cone. I had one but for me it was more trouble than it was worth. I tied the chicken's legs together with baling twine and hung them at a convenient height. I used a very sharp utility knife or box cutter to sever the veins and arteries...

WHAT??? If you have just a few hens you want to keep for pets, you can afford to keep them until they die at a ripe old age. I have done that on occasion. If the purpose of your flock is to produce eggs for your family, you cannot. After about three years or so, egg production declines...

Just go to the hardware store and look at pruning shears. If you use this method you want the big heavy duty ones. You ought to be able to recognize them when you see them. I don't think they are called tree loppers or limb loppers but that is what I and a lot of people call them. They can...

I have no idea what you did wrong. I will tell you how I killed mine and they died in a very short period of time. I tied their legs together with baling twine and hung them at a convenient height. I used a box cutter to sever the jugular veins on both sides of the neck. They flopped a bit but...