Same experience I had, hated it. On the first one I did I was totally unprepared and ended up wringing his neck.... wasn't fun!
Letting my broody raise 20 meaties. Now I have a rooster raising 50 CX chicks~new batch!
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Thats all bad huh, Do you have nightmares about the sound. My Bf gets this strange look on his face and says, "Never do that its all bad". He used that method with a chick that we could cure its sore corp. Shooting them also is no good it doesn't even fas them, they just walk around with a bullet through the eye and all the other roo's running after him " Saying woah buddy your missing an eye". It took 3 hollow point .22 bullets to put down a nasty EE roo with red eyes like he was the devils creation or something.
Thats all bad huh, Do you have nightmares about the sound. My Bf gets this strange look on his face and says, "Never do that its all bad". He used that method with a chick that we could cure its sore corp. Shooting them also is no good it doesn't even fas them, they just walk around with a bullet through the eye and all the other roo's running after him " Saying woah buddy your missing an eye". It took 3 hollow point .22 bullets to put down a nasty EE roo with red eyes like he was the devils creation or something.
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Ok, yuck. Just yuck.
I'll stick with slitting the jugular.
Ok, yuck. Just yuck.
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Actually, chopping is my preferred method as I'm convinced it is a quicker death, but will slit when I sell or give away birds as the birds bleed out better. I'm accurate with an axe. As long as the axe blade is broad and sharp, nothing ever goes wrong.
And I'm pretty sure breathing isn't a gravity fed endeavor, so sucking blood up into the trachea would seem to be a real probability, particularly considering how heavily the blood flows on a proper slit.
But again, what do I know? I hardly know what I'm going. Just going by what my guru Joel Salatin suggests, and as he trained my personal teacher. I reckon Salatin has killed a bird or two in his time, too.
Actually, chopping is my preferred method as I'm convinced it is a quicker death, but will slit when I sell or give away birds as the birds bleed out better. I'm accurate with an axe. As long as the axe blade is broad and sharp, nothing ever goes wrong.
And I'm pretty sure breathing isn't a gravity fed endeavor, so sucking blood up into the trachea would seem to be a real probability, particularly considering how heavily the blood flows on a proper slit.
But again, what do I know? I hardly know what I'm going. Just going by what my guru Joel Salatin suggests, and as he trained my personal teacher. I reckon Salatin has killed a bird or two in his time, too.
Have you cooked one yet?? Wondering how the meat tastes at the end of it all
btw, congrats, they look yummy
btw, congrats, they look yummy
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Actually, chopping is my preferred method as I'm convinced it is a quicker death, but will slit when I sell or give away birds as the birds bleed out better. I'm accurate with an axe. As long as the axe blade is broad and sharp, nothing ever goes wrong.
And I'm pretty sure breathing isn't a gravity fed endeavor, so sucking blood up into the trachea would seem to be a real probability, particularly considering how heavily the blood flows on a proper slit.
But again, what do I know? I hardly know what I'm going. Just going by what my guru Joel Salatin suggests, and as he trained my personal teacher. I reckon Salatin has killed a bird or two in his time, too.
Sharp ax blade... that's the way we go. Using the killing cone as well with it. The head ends up in the bucket and I don't have to look him in the eye. I'm convinced once the head is removed he can't send the nerve notice of PAIN to his brain and suffering is by passed. I shake everytime one dies though. In the last year, we've only killed and processed 7 birds.... a duck being my first.
I'm still planning on getting some meat birds, but we're holding out a little longer still.
Actually, chopping is my preferred method as I'm convinced it is a quicker death, but will slit when I sell or give away birds as the birds bleed out better. I'm accurate with an axe. As long as the axe blade is broad and sharp, nothing ever goes wrong.
And I'm pretty sure breathing isn't a gravity fed endeavor, so sucking blood up into the trachea would seem to be a real probability, particularly considering how heavily the blood flows on a proper slit.
But again, what do I know? I hardly know what I'm going. Just going by what my guru Joel Salatin suggests, and as he trained my personal teacher. I reckon Salatin has killed a bird or two in his time, too.
Sharp ax blade... that's the way we go. Using the killing cone as well with it. The head ends up in the bucket and I don't have to look him in the eye. I'm convinced once the head is removed he can't send the nerve notice of PAIN to his brain and suffering is by passed. I shake everytime one dies though. In the last year, we've only killed and processed 7 birds.... a duck being my first.
I'm still planning on getting some meat birds, but we're holding out a little longer still.
There's gurus for killing chickens???
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And turkeys.
And turkeys.
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Those who cannot do, must teach.....
Nah..really, though....Joel has killed quite a few, though I wouldn't exactly call him a guru? Joel is a business man who happens to kill chickens.
Anyhoo...sorry to get sidetracked about the proper methods of killing a chicken....it really doesn't matter to me except that the bird dies quickly. I don't get disturbed about the whole breathing thing or looking in the eyes thingy or any of that. Been doing it too long to worry about such things.
Everyone just needs to get out there and do it....and again...until you find your preferred method. I like efficiency and litte wasted motion, as I am usually cleaning quite a few birds at a time with little help and must finish in a timely manner. Hanging birds in cones, two at a time, slitting the throat cleanly across.....well, that is fast and gets the job done for me. That is really what I value....time management and fluidity of motion, as well as a merciful end to a good life.
Any other pics that you all would feel of benefit for you? If not, I think this thread is just about finished....when I taste the finished product, I'll let you all know the verdict!
Anyhoo...sorry to get sidetracked about the proper methods of killing a chicken....it really doesn't matter to me except that the bird dies quickly. I don't get disturbed about the whole breathing thing or looking in the eyes thingy or any of that. Been doing it too long to worry about such things.
Everyone just needs to get out there and do it....and again...until you find your preferred method. I like efficiency and litte wasted motion, as I am usually cleaning quite a few birds at a time with little help and must finish in a timely manner. Hanging birds in cones, two at a time, slitting the throat cleanly across.....well, that is fast and gets the job done for me. That is really what I value....time management and fluidity of motion, as well as a merciful end to a good life.
Any other pics that you all would feel of benefit for you? If not, I think this thread is just about finished....when I taste the finished product, I'll let you all know the verdict!
Do you ever skin your birds, or just pluck them?
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