How do I make sure to get the Jugular only?

I need to dispatch my first bird. Id like to do it by cutting the jugular and letting it bleed out. Ideally with a "killing cone" (which I am yet to make).

I was just wondering if there is anyway I can make sure not to cut the windpipe?

I used to cut the windpipe when I didn't know any better. But the I processed a couple hundred with this guy and now I know how to do it right.

Drop the bird in your cone. Grasp the head in your left hand (if you slice with your right, opposite if with your left like me), with your thumb under the beak and index finger behind the head. Turn it so the side of the head is facing you. Find the bone just below the ear hole, follow it down till you find the soft flesh beneath. That is the spot you cut. Too low and there is more meat to cut through. Draw the knife toward you. Turn the head and cut the other side. That gets both the juggler and the carotid making for a much quicker bleedout. This is easier than you would think.

Here is a good video from Polyface Farm produced by Featherman.



I don't know that it is bad to cut the windpipe. Just not necessary.
 

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