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Sorry to hear you are scarred by the event. It's not something that's easy if you didn't grow up around it. As I said it really is not very hard to knock the bird unconscious. Do you plan on culling any others in the future?

It's really not that hard to render it unconscious. You get a feel for it and you have to hit it quite hard to fracture their skull. Harder than you think. It's what I grew up around and feel most comfortable with.

Thanks for the response. It's interesting the different number of ways people cull their birds. I grew up around my grandfather doing it the way I described so that's the way I feel most comfortable. Now to choose the right knife for myself to do the job.

Hey Lily, I agree with you, does not take anywhere near 3 minutes. I had a question do you knock the bird unconscious before cutting the throat? That's the way my grandfather has always done it and how I learned to do it. Was just curious. Thanks and happy new year!

Another nice looking choice. I'm glad people are responding to this thread. I'd rather have a lot of great options that work to choose from than just guess and have another mishap. Thanks

Never heard of that knife before. You use it for both the culling and processing? I was a little wary about the razor knives. You've never had one bend, break or fall off while doing the deed? I just looked it up and you definitely can't go wrong with the price.

Thanks for the response. I had an issue a while back with a knife that felt sharp enough but wasn't. That's why I'm wondering what everybody's go to knife is.

I am planning on getting some meat birds this spring and would like to know if anyone has any preferences on the brand or types of knives they use. I've processed my layers before but on a small scale. So I was wondering if there are particular knives that work better and stay sharp longer for...