I need to kill my roo and i cant do it

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

Honestly I hope it never gets easy.

In a way, yes, but not like "haha I'm enjoying killing this animal". No no.

Once you do it, you stop and reflect and realize you gave them the BEST life they could've ever had. In the wild they would've been torn to shreds or starved to death. It's hard to be the executor, but the emotional toll gets lessened over time.

We only have a big gun so that might not be a good idea. How else could I do this? Do people really just swing them around by the head?

You're right, probably not a good idea. I saw someone mention the broomstick method where you break the neck, that would probably be your next best choice if you're still wanting to do this yourself. It would be much less messy as well, and less traumatic. I saw a YouTube video of it being done and It explained everything very well.

Unfortunately some people do, but I think mostly old-fashioned folks. My great uncle did that with his mean chickens. Not pleasant at all, I couldn't ever do that.

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Yeah, that's the way my dad would do it, and I was horrified by it. You gotta be sure and know what you're doing. Though honestly, that's the case for any slaughter method. Hesitation just makes it worse for the animal.

 

[Brooks_]

I wasn't even aware of the anvil style. Thanks for pointing that out!

Anvil style is for cutting dead wood, bypass for green.

Sticks don't help to tame a rooster, and I've never heard of someone swinging one around by the head and I hope I never do again.

Saw a video of an old woman doing it. It seemed effective.

 

[Brooks_]

You can kill him quickly using the broomstick method. I have done it twice on aggressive roosters. This is how it works—I grabbed him off the roost at night and held him upside down by his feet. This immediately quiets the bird. I had the broomstick laying on the ground nearby, next to a 5 gallon bucket w lid. Still holding the feet, I quickly laid him on the ground, belly down, tail toward me, put the broomstick over the back of his neck and stepped on the stick on either side of the neck and jerked the feet upwards. I felt the neck break. They say this kills the bird instantly but the wings will flap after he is dead (even if you chop off the head.). So I dropped him into the bucket, put the lid on and walked away. It was all done in a minute.
Good luck, it’s never easy.

I did that basically. Only differences were that I did,'t hold upside down and I twisted the legs around some before pulling then restrained the wings with my hands. And talked to him (I think that was more for me). You can easily get him off the roost early morning or late evening.

I didn't enjoy it and I certainly did not want to But it reached the point that it was happening and happening now.

Remember, he had the best life he could until that last 15 seconds.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

@LilyS
The easiest humane way to kill an unwanted bird is with dry ice, a 5 gal bucket, and a little patience (about 30 seconds). It is accepted by the American Veterinarian Association as a humane way to dispatch...IF you do it correctly...which I will tell you how.

First, go down to your local grocery store (like Fred Meyer or Krogers...I'm in Oregon too), ask for about 1/4 pound of dry ice. The clerk has to get it for you because they'll need to handle it with gloves. Never handle dry ice with bare hands due to the fact that it is kept at about -109 degrees F. Keep the dry ice in the fridge freezer until evening. (It won't be there by morning though as it is melting in your freezer). It will last about 8 hours in the freezer.

Get a 5 lb bucket with lid (like the one at Home Depot). About 5 minutes before the deed, put the dry ice at the bottom of the bucket and pour 1 cup of warm water on it. It will build a huge cloud of vapor. Place the lid on the bucket, slightly dislodged, to allow this vapor to build up to a large cloud inside the bucket (that is the secret of humane killing).

At night, pick your rank rooster off the roost, hanging upside down to keep him calm. Quickly lower into the huge cloud of CO2 and place the lid, again slightly dislodged, to avoid gas blowing the lid off. He will gulp one quick gulp and be rendered unconscious immediately. Leave him in bucket for a full minute or two. He will be suffocated within 30 seconds, but will flap for several minutes....I usually have them quiet by 30 seconds though.

Guaranteed to work painlessly and quickly with as little trauma to yourself. (Broomstick method is a little tricky to get right the first time, and can cause a lot of squawking and fighting if you don't do it right).

My method.
LofMc

 

[Brooks_]

@LilyS
The easiest humane way to kill an unwanted bird is with dry ice, a 5 gal bucket, and a little patience (about 30 seconds). It is accepted by the American Veterinarian Association as a humane way to dispatch...IF you do it correctly...which I will tell you how.

First, go down to your local grocery store (like Fred Meyer or Krogers...I'm in Oregon too), ask for about 1/4 pound of dry ice. The clerk has to get it for you because they'll need to handle it with gloves. Never handle dry ice with bare hands due to the fact that it is kept at about -109 degrees F. Keep the dry ice in the fridge until evening. (It won't be there by morning though as it is melting in your freezer). It will last about 8 hours in the freezer.

Get a 5 lb bucket with lid (like the one at Home Depot). About 5 minutes before the deed, put the dry ice at the bottom of the bucket and pour 1 cup of warm water on it. It will build a huge cloud of vapor. Place the lid on the bucket, slightly dislodged, to allow this vapor to build up to a large cloud (that is the secret of humane killing).

At night, pick your rank rooster off the roost, hanging upside down to keep him calm. Quickly lower into the huge cloud of CO2 and place the lid, again slightly dislodged, to avoid gas blowing the lid off. He will gulp one quick gulp and be rendered unconscious immediately. Leave him in bucket for a full minute or two. He will be suffocated within 30 seconds, but will flap for several minutes....I usually have them quiet by 30 seconds though.

Guaranteed to work painlessly and quickly with as little trauma to yourself. (Broomstick method is a little tricky to get right the first time, and can cause a lot of squawking and fighting if you don't do it right).

My method.
LofMc

I had considered that method. In the end, it wasn't right for me.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

Is it considered humane?

I clearly remember a thread on here a couple of years ago where someone did this and then just tossed the carcass in a wood pile........ Next day the rooster came walking out of the woods like nothing happened.

Be aware that my version isn't word for word, obviously, and I'm not sure about the time lapse between the toss and resurrection err unexpected come back.

Edited to add that this story involved swinging the rooster around by its head ~ obviously preformed improperly (not that I know how to do it or anything)

 

[rosemarythyme]

The first is bypass -- the blades shear past each other.

The second is anvil -- one sharp blade cuts against a blunt, fixed surface (some anvil loppers ratchet).

For branch lopping each has it's specific advantages, but if you want to cut a chicken's head off you need bypass to get a clean, fast cut.

I tried a bypass lopper and couldn't get it to actually cut through (in retrospect I should've gotten the feathers out of the way as they caught up in the blade), but it did at least snap the neck in one try so it was effective in that regard.

 

[Uwish]

See if u can rehome him. Put adds out. I don’t kill anything. I have taken in 2 Roos that were vicious and with a ton of time and patience I was able to calm them to where they were able to be around. (But that’s me I don’t believe in killing something just because it’s doing what it’s supposed to do) yes I’m that person

 

[aart]

Any suggestions?

It's one of the hardest parts of chickeneering.
If you're not going to eat him Cervical Dislocation is the way to go, IMO.

Cervical Dislocation is shown in this video at about 1:00,
Click the 'Watch this video on YouTube'

it's the only CD video I've found that doesn't remove the head.

-Notice the slight divot in the ground under the stick and neck, this will keep the bird from being choked.

-Notice that she slowly stretches out the neck and legs before giving the short sharp jerk that breaks the neck close to the skull, this is key to success IMO.

I've found this technique to be very effective.