Dying rooster needs to be put down

[LaFleche]

I use a hatchet and just chop the head off. No danger of ricochets.

 

[Weeg]

Decapitation is best. No danger of shooting the wrong area, or moving him. Just keep him were he is, and swing the axe. Or, you can take a pare of large loppers, hold him upside down, or lay him on his side with his head hanging over the edge of something, take the loppers, lop, done. So sorry you have to do this! It is hard!

 

[Mrs Wick]

Why killing him in such a bloody way ?
Ill chickens die so quick when we're looking for a good vet.
I would give him 100mg ibuprofene so he doesn't feel any pain, and passes away in beautiful dreams of nice pullets in the garden

 

[Laney Lu]

I’m thankful for all the suggestions, I did shoot him and ended his suffering, I cried, but it’s done.
Thanks again for all the support

 

[LaFleche]

I’m thankful for all the suggestions, I did shoot him and ended his suffering, I cried, but it’s done.
Thanks again for all the support

Well done!

 

[Laney Lu]

Why killing him in such a bloody way ?
Ill chickens die so quick when we're looking for a good vet.
I would give him 100mg ibuprofene so he doesn't feel any pain, and passes away in beautiful dreams of nice pullets in the garden

I didn’t see this until I did what I did, I will definitely keep this in mind if I have to do something like this again, I hope not but thank you for this suggestion, thanx

 

[DobieLover]

I didn’t see this until I did what I did, I will definitely keep this in mind if I have to do something like this again, I hope not but thank you for this suggestion, thanx

You did the right thing. Don't try to stop pain that way. It won't work. It's much more humane the way you did it.

 

[LaFleche]

Why killing him in such a bloody way ?
Ill chickens die so quick when we're looking for a good vet.
I would give him 100mg ibuprofene so he doesn't feel any pain, and passes away in beautiful dreams of nice pullets in the garden

While your suggestion might work for birds that still have a normally functioning digestive tract, this rooster seemed to be too far gone and I doubt that the ibuprofene would have been absorbed correctly while staying in the crop.

 

[Laney Lu]

Your correct I think he was to far gone and I don’t think ibuprofen would of worked for him. I feel confident in what I did. It only hurt me for that second, but in the end I am very proud of my self for putting him down when I needed to. I have no remorse at all. Thank you

 

[Abriana]

Aw Im sorry. I’ve had to euthanize once (I used Ether to put her to sleep, it worked great and the experience was peaceful for us both, it’s a method I highly recommend) and it was definitely very sad and heartbreaking, but it’s also the ultimate way to show love and respect for your animal—letting them go when it is time and their quality of life is no longer good