Armadillo not recommended for chickens

[suburbanhomesteader]

I wrote the Armadillo folks, and here was their reply:

Hi Meg

No, this device cannot be used on chickens - MAFF does not yet recognise this as a method of slaughter. But it's great for game birds like pheasants. There is a video explaining how it works on www.birddispatcher.co.uk

Sorry I can't be more help. Thank you for your enquiry.

Kind regards

Ally Hoon

Armadillo Products Ltd
18 Newton Tony
Salisbury

 

[silkiechicken]

Good thing you contacted them to make sure it would work the same. It's one pricey thing too!

 

[TxChiknRanchers]

dont understand why you would need that thing for game birds. Usually the game birds I encounter are already shot! no need for killing them.

Do not know why it wouldn't work on a poultry though!

 

[paganfish]

Umm...lost here. What's it used for? Chopping off the bird's head? I looked at the video but it's not a video per se...just two clips. What did I do wrong? LOL!

 

[suburbanhomesteader]

It pokes the spike into the pheasant's brainstem while the cup holds the head still.