Is drowning humane?

[Sara S]

I feel like this is the wrong spot for this, but whatever. Is drowning humane? Thanks guys (also I’m not drowning any I’m just asking)

 

[KingD]

No it's not humane

 

[springvalley123]

I agree it is not humane. It'd be terrifying. What kind of critter? For birds, cervical dislocation or beheading are humane.

 

[Mrs J]

I feel like this is the wrong spot for this, but whatever. Is drowning humane? Thanks guys (also I’m not drowning any I’m just asking)

What do you want to drown and why?

 

[Mrs J]

What do you want to drown and why?

I ask this because my last hatch, I think I have mostly cockerels. I’m trying to find out the best way to cull

 

[Sara S]

I ask this because my last hatch, I think I have mostly cockerels. I’m trying to find out the best way to cull

Head cutting, I used my kitchen pair of scissors and they were t days old max. Sorry thst happened

 

[Sara S]

I ask this because my last hatch, I think I have mostly cockerels. I’m trying to find out the best way to cull

Head cutting, I used my kitchen pair of scissors and they were t days old max. Sorry thst happened

 

[Feathyr]

I'm of the opinion that any method that doesn't provide immediate or painless death (i.e., beheading, a single well-placed shot, ether) is stressful, painful and therefore inhumane.

 

[Mrs J]

Head cutting, I used my kitchen pair of scissors and they were t days old max. Sorry thst happened

oh I couldn’t cope with doing that! A little bit of snot and I’m wretching …never mind blood I need to man up!

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

I feel like this is the wrong spot for this, but whatever. Is drowning humane? Thanks guys (also I’m not drowning any I’m just asking)

No, it is not. When a creature drowns, water floods the airway and lungs, preventing oxygen from being taken in and absorbed. You know that tight feeling when you hold your breath for a long time? It's like that, only when you try to inhale, you just take in more water and the tightness gets worse.
Having one's nostrils and airways filled with water is also quite painful.
Drowning is like suffocation -- it is a slow, excruciating death involving instinctive panic as oxygen levels dwindle before the victim's energy and conscience fade away.

If you're looking to humanely off a bird, cervical dislocation is fast and humane, as would be taking the head off with a cleaver or other heavy, sharp blade. To perform cervical dislocation, place a broomstick or other such pole on the bird's neck, behind the head, and place your feet on either side of the head, keeping the head pinned to the ground. Then, take firm hold of the feet, and yank upwards sharply as hard as you can. This dislodges the skull from the spinal column and breaks the spinal nerves, resulting in a quick, swift death (you are basically breaking its neck).