How do I go about getting rid of my rooster? :(

[Brooks_]

Although this internal decapitation method sounds a handy trick I should learn lol

It can also be called cervical dislocation.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

Sadly, there is no meter to measure this.

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

 

[Brooks_]

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

In theory and anecdote, yes. It has not happened in my two culls.

 

[NatJ]

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

If you do not want it running around, just keep holding on to it. Holding the wings as well as the legs will reduce flopping.

Or put a bucket upside down over the headless chicken and hold the bucket down with your foot.

Or use a kill cone, even if you kill the chicken before you put it in the cone.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Definitely can't do the last one. Sounds a bit bloody

Last case scenario my Dad does the first one for me. I could never kill my own chicken.

I couldn't, either, friend. I'm sorry you're dealing with this.

 

[McChooky]

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

Not if you hold on to its feet until it quits thrashing.

 

[springvalley123]

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

You're still hanging onto the legs, so it'd be flapping around.

 

[Brooks_]

You're still hanging onto the legs, so it'd be flapping around.

Yes. I've held wings to prevent flapping.

 

[Disintegration]

I think we're going to put him up on Craigslist soon. So if anyone is near the northwest arkansas area and needs a rooster, look for that I guess. I can make an update when it's posted.

I mean, he's a huge rooster, so,
I guess he'd make a nice dinner. I just cant bring myself to kill and eat a chicken I love so much. Even if he attacks me, I still love him. Not sure how to feel about that.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

So you can still end up with a headless chicken running around?

It doesn't actually run around. It thrashes and flaps for a couple of minutes. It actually helps to pump the blood out of the body, and if you plan to eat it, this is a good thing. You can stick it head down in a bucket.