I need to kill my roo and i cant do it

[aart]

Sorry, I'm confused. CD as in carbon dioxide or cervical dislocation? And why not to eat whichever way you are talking about?

Yes, CD is cervical dislocation, I edited my post to be clear.

When slaughtering for meat, I use the jugular/carotid slice for bleed out.
When 'euthanizing' for reason other than harvesting meat, I prefer not to make a mess.

 

[Brooks_]

Yes, CD is cervical dislocation, I edited my post to be clear.

When slaughtering for meat, I use the jugular/carotid slice for bleed out.
When 'euthanizing' for reason other than harvesting meat, I prefer not to make a mess.

But can still be eaten after dislocation (gravity bleed out)? Also, could it still be eaten after CO2?

 

[theycallmechickmagnet]

My rooster Angry Johnny is so mean I can no longer go outside to be with my birds or garden with out him running up on me and attacking or just straight up looking at me, ruffling his feathers and then charging me.
I just can't bring myself to actually physically hurt him. I feel bad wen I have to hit him with my be good stick. I'm at a loss. Any suggestions?

a stick is not going to help i know that for sure. it will just make him angrier. my roo austin he will try and fight my leg through the netting. i noticed when i clean the coop, he is afraid of the rake tho so i just drive it at him like a car to leave me alone

when mine is being mean, i chase and corner him. then using 2 hands (1 around base of tail and other on the center of the back) i push him down while i grab hold of his legs. then i hold him by the legs and carry him like that while i relocate him elsewhere (usually over the fence, into our yard) while i'm out with them

but he is a larger sized bantam, so i don't know how this would work with large roos. thank god my giant Delaware roo is nice. you can always use a net tho if your roo is too violent. i could never kill mine no matter how mean it is, most the time i just deal with him attacking me, but only if my legs/feet are protected. otherwise i pick him up and throw him to fly to the other side of the run or over the fence. i know we used to have a big roo that was so crazy and mean. back then i hadn't known how to handle chickens so when he would attack,, i would scare him away by yelling and chasing him away (im so mean i know ;- that guy always would kick his claws in my face any time i bent over and made me bleed quite a few times

another thing u could do tho is seperate him where there's no other chickens around and just have one on one time. this doesn't really help the attitude but it helps me feel more comfortable. i always do this with my mean roo. he'll come sit for a snuggle on my lap, go for a car ride with the family (and eat snacks) or go in the house at night time to watch a movie (with a nice fluffy blanket) i always hope that this will improve his trust with me but whenever we go back to the coop he instantly becomes an ass again. we have a love hate relationship lol

 

[3KillerBs]

But can still be eaten after dislocation (gravity bleed out)? Also, could it still be eaten after CO2?

Chicken can definitely be eaten after cervical dislocation via the broomstick -- the blood collects in the space left in the neck after the vertebral column has been severed.

I held mine upside down by their ankles while the flapping reaction occurred then cut off the head at the base of the dislocation, dropping the head and the blood into a trashcan.

Some say that the bleed is better with the killing cone and a knife, but I had no complaint about the quality of the meat.

 

[aart]

But can still be eaten after dislocation (gravity bleed out)? Also, could it still be eaten after CO2?

Yes, some use CD when slaughtering.
Don't know about eating after CO2.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I don't think you can eat them after gassing them. Don't know wgy, but I remember reading somewhere on here you shouldn't

 

[Brooks_]

I don't think you can eat them after gassing them. Don't know wgy, but I remember reading somewhere on here you shouldn't

I was thinking that as well. but I can't seem to think of the why.

 

[aart]

I was thinking that as well. but I can't seem to think of the why.

I can't think why anyone would want to to use CO2 for slaughtering.

 

[Brooks_]

I can't think why anyone would want to to use CO2 for slaughtering.

That's a whole different topic. I'm only asking about food safety/quality.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

But can still be eaten after dislocation (gravity bleed out)? Also, could it still be eaten after CO2?

yes. and yes. Though bleeding out is faster and more complete via decapitation or at minimum cutting both juggulars, as the heart continues to pump at least a few times. after the brain is separated from the rest of the bird. You would be doing a gravity bleed after CO2 as well. Gravity just isn't as fast as pressure + gravity - and for sanitation, I prefer to leave my now dead bird out of refrigeration for as short a period as possible. Blood, sadly, is an excellent medium for bacterial growth.

That said, you don't HAVE to bleed your bird at all. Or any other animal. It can be unsightly, off-putting, and damage the meat (especially if frozen then defrosted) due to the higher water content - but its not necessary that it be done.

Likewise, you can use the blood, either for traditional foods like "blood sausage", or as a feed supplement for your livestock. Good source of iron and some essential amino acids.