Well, it is a sad thing to do, but at times it must be done, unfortunately.
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This is true. There's no more of a healthy and humane way to live than raising your own meat.
And giving them the best quality of life, and the most humane ticket back to heaven, is the best thing you could do for them.
A lot pf people on here have very "creative" ways of dispatching roos (to me some methods just sound cruel and torturous!). For me and my small farm, the quickest and most painless way is with a hatchet and a chopping block. Off with his head. If it's a quick and decisive swing, they won't feel it at all, but the body will run and flop around while it's bleeding out, which can be a traumatic sight if you've never seen it before. But based on my experience, this is the most humane and least painless way to send a roo back to his maker.
Also, you might be able to give him to a friend you trust who knows how to do this sort of thing, and they might do it for you if you can't do it yourself. Which is understandable, some people just can't.
Around here, my dad is the one who swings the axe, because I just don't have the stomach for it.
But before you do anything, you should make sure that the place where you live will allow you to even do the deed. A lot of in-town places won't allow the dispatching of poultry within city limits, or within view of other people.
(edited because I forgot a few things.)
