Hm, excellent debate. I may have to do an agricultural study where I do different ways of execution and then provide the meat to a blind panel after researching the results. Would be a great project for one of my classes.
Hm, you would think so but there has to be residual nerve impulses and blood pumping. I think you will find that when you chop a head clean off, you sometimes get a "runner." The head-less chicken will run around the yard for a minute. So just to put to rest any skeptics.... So I respect...
Use a stable wood surface that doesn't move when you chop. A stump is ideal. Make a V with two nail for the head to go and use a thick rubber band or something to lock the head in place. Covering the eyes will also stop the chicken from moving sometimes. Make sure your hatchet or cleaver is...