Yes they work great as long as they are sharp. They are like really beefy scissors but made to cut through bone specifically. It only takes one snip. But I have pinched my hand in the back because I have a habit of closing my eyes and I try to go as fast as possible. Also I once made the mistake of skinning a goat with them and then culling a chicken without checking their sharpness so it just broke the neck and wouldn't cut anything. I couldn't imagine processing a chicken without them now though. The comparison of a knife vs these is crazy. I can actually handle processing more than one now.Oh, I see. So these will cut off the entire head as well if the chicken is in a cone?
Looks risky to me because they look so small. I expected something bigger. Not sure I would trust those to give me a clean beheading in one try. They look excellent for butchering though.