I agree with posters whom have said that the best way is the way that you are comfortable with, with the caveat that 'humane' means how it is for the chicken, not how it is for the human. It should be a method that induces loss of consciousness or death quickly with a minimum of pain or distress, for the chicken.
This article is the way I do it, and for many of the same reasons as the writer has:
https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2017/06/the-easiest-way-to-cull-chicken.html
This is not something I like doing, most people do not, but it is an unfortunate requirement that will happen eventually if you have chickens.
Phenobarbital is the most recommended way of euthanizing accepted by the AVMA, but obviously that is not an option for many chicken keepers, and not an option if the bird is to be processed for food.
The American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines condemn the use of household chemicals, cleaning agents, disinfectants, or pesticides as unacceptable euthanasia agents as well as hypothermia and drowning.
This article is the way I do it, and for many of the same reasons as the writer has:
https://www.muranochickenfarm.com/2017/06/the-easiest-way-to-cull-chicken.html
This is not something I like doing, most people do not, but it is an unfortunate requirement that will happen eventually if you have chickens.
Phenobarbital is the most recommended way of euthanizing accepted by the AVMA, but obviously that is not an option for many chicken keepers, and not an option if the bird is to be processed for food.
The American Veterinary Medical Association guidelines condemn the use of household chemicals, cleaning agents, disinfectants, or pesticides as unacceptable euthanasia agents as well as hypothermia and drowning.