I dont think I can EVER do that again! My first process

[chiknwhisperer]

On my first roo I used the hatchet method and then put him in a large bucket and walked away till the death throws were over. Everything was good except that I wasn't thinking when I put him in the bucket and put the head in to. I really wished I hadn't done that because when I went to clean him he was looking at me.

The second one I wrung the neck. Ddin't even need the hatchet. The neck sseperated on its own when I wrung it.

 

[menageriemama]

I agree with dacjohns about the hatchet. WAY too medieval for my taste

A super sharp knife is a must. The kind that would give you a heart attack if you saw your child try to touch it. I hang them by their feet as well and the nice thing about slitting the throat is that if the heart keeps pumping all of the blood out of the meat and it just drains right down.

My other thought after reading your post was about the emotional side of things. It is MUCH harder for me to cull a nasty roo that I dislike, than to butcher a meat bird that I feel indifferent about. Keep that in mind, before you decide to never do it again. I think the guilt factor kicks in, and the fact that you had strong feelings for the bird, positive or negative, will always be upsetting.

 

[austinhart123]

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i know a easier way! do it the right way!!!!! u culd have atleast covered his head with your handor snuck up behind him and hit him with a stick hard to the head to knock him out then decapitate him

 

[Beekissed]

I think everyone would probably say that their way was the "right" way. I must confess I've never heard of Austin's way but I wouldn't exactly call it the "right" way! But....its definitely a "way" of doing it!

Sneaking up on a rooster and thunking him on the head.....I'll have to do a visual on that one!

 

[Wolf-Kim]

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I have to agree, that I have never heard of Austin's way either. I'm still laughing from the visual though!

I think the OP did it right. They just needed a sharper knife and a better slicing technique.

*Imagines a bunch of meat bird raisers walking into their pens with baseball bats slung over their shoulders. It is comical and yet tragic at the same time.*

-Kim

 

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