Will a chicken immediately die after the head is cut off? Sorry about the gory question. I need to know cause I don't want any suffering when I process chickens.
No.
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Will a chicken immediately die after the head is cut off? Sorry about the gory question. I need to know cause I don't want any suffering when I process chickens.
Dead is when you cut the jugular or when the head is cut off. Other than that, further discussion only discomforts someone that is going to have to dispatch culls.
People who have been beheaded have been known to communicate after beheading for up to 30 seconds.
http://www.aintnowaytogo.com/beheading.htm
Birds are a entirely different family of animals though. Last cull I did it was definitely over in 5 seconds if even that.
For those looking for an affordable cone I just cut the bottom off a gallon milk jug, and cut the top off to size. This works great for all but the biggest chickens.