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I tried bullets but birds’ heads’ are just too small a target for a single pellet, even if you’re close to them, (yes I had a couple misses early on, it was awful). So I practiced on some cans to be sure of my range, I also practiced on some already dead birds just to be sure. Now it’s fast and...

For turkeys and geese I used a .410 because I want to ensure a clean kill, meat hens and sick birds I use a .22 with special shot shells, sometimes called “rat shells”, they’re like a little tiny shotgun shell; it has to be close range though, within a foot you will almost remove the head. I use...

I suppose my ritual such as it is depends on the situation; with a sick chicken there’s no hesitation, I shoot her and walk away until the flapping stops, and I tell her I’m sorry. If it’s an overcrowding situation I usually do it after a fight, when I’m tired of the bickering...and I don’t tell...

We do our cx in batches of ten at a time, hubby kills and I butcher, fair division of effort. I killed the extra roos myself though, I didn't mind so much because I kept two nice ones and the rest were a**holes and very mean, makes it so much easier!