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I worded that poorly. With some methods there seems to be a second of conscious reaction that isn't there with others. On some occasions there were corneal reflexes three seconds after kill. That's not acceptable to me—some birds seem to just go lights-out immediately and that's what I am aiming...

I mean the area between the wattles. I've had them twist like that too.. still works fine, I just thought it might have taken a couple extra seconds to quit flapping. :thumbsup

https://the-chicken-chick.com/how-to-humanely-euthanize-chicken-by-dr/ Cervical Dislocation Cervical Dislocation Euthanasia A few links.

Agree, but the throat should be on the ground rather than the head being tipped so that it dislocates cleaner.

I don't recommend the 'helicopter method' as it is inexact and can result in a break farther down the neck. Manual cervical dislocation is also hard to do on large roosters. The broomstick method works on the larger boys, it's fast, and it is easy to do. Pipe cutters or loppers are also good...