"Pithing" Slaughter?

[anbradley1]

https://www.hsa.org.uk/neck-dislocation/neck-dislocation

Does not often lead to automatic desensitization.

 

[lpatelski]

I use a sharp pipe cutter tool. I cut from the back to the front so the spinal cord is cut first. I do this with turkeys as well. It works well taking off the legs and wing tips as I also skin my birds for speed processing. It takes me 3-5 mins to skin a bird.