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I want to thank everyone who has replied to my post. All of you have been extremely helpful. I'm coming back to this thread because I now have a sick hen. The prognosis is grim, and the day I have to use your guys' knowledge and help may come very soon. Thank you all so much.

Aw thank you! It's definitely going to be hard emotionally when the time comes. I view my chickens as pets, more or less. I hand raised them from chicks, given them all names, and really care for them. But when I got them I knew that part of being a responsible chicken owner is knowing when one...

That's a really good description, thank you!

That's relieving that there's room for mistakes. And yeah, after watching aart's video that they shared, the flapping is a bit unsettling, especially with the head still attached. It's comforting to know that that is actually a positive sign

Thank you for providing a video! That does look easy and effective, maybe even easier than cutting it off. But the professionals always make it look easy lol. How long did it take you to do it right?

Thank you! The feathers are definitely something I'm concerned about. I don't want to be mid-cut and get hung up on some feathers. Do the feathers have to be moved for the ax or is that not necessary? I'm also wondering, how much force does it take to kill a chicken with an ax? I know it takes a...

This summer I have had a couple run ins with injuries where I thought I may have to kill a hen. I did not end up having to, though I am still dealing with a hen and killing her is still not off the table. I have never had to kill one of my chickens, or any animal, before. I've watched videos on...