So I finally got around to doing the deed, for one at least. I took the advice from @WI chickens and did it at night. I did not use my pellet gun. Before I took the condemned one off the roost I opened up the black plastic bag on the floor of the coop and leaned my new bypass loppers against...
I have a pellet gun, but it is a rifle so it is too long to hold up to their heads and I would likely miss trying to pick them off in the yard. A pistol would be better fo me at least.
1st time I had to cull she was already really sick, found her on the floor and thought she was dead. When I picked her up she moved a bit so I pulled her neck and she died. It was really easy.
2nd time I had to cull I tried to pull her neck and it did not seem to dislocate, so I quickly...