Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[aart]

Opa showed me how to do the cervical dislocation. I wasn't very good at it. From now on, I'll take my birds to a processor.

Did he do it with just his hand or a broomstick?
I only use CD for euthanasia of a sick bird I don't intend to eat,
cone and throat slit for slaughtering for meat.

 

[RaZ]

Did he do it with just his hand or a broomstick?
I only use CD for euthanasia of a sick bird I don't intend to eat,
cone and throat slit for slaughtering for meat.

By hand. I did several birds that day after he showed me how. I think I pulled too hard.

 

[aart]

By hand. I did several birds that day after he showed me how. I think I pulled too hard.

I don't think I could do it without the broomstick.
That video is the only one I saw where the head didn't come off.
It's a fine touch thing, most overcompensate with overt motion.

 

[Folly's place]

By the way, cervical dislocation is MUCH HARDER with mature roosters. It wasn't pretty, and I won't try that again with a big boy.
Mary

 

[aart]

By the way, cervical dislocation is MUCH HARDER with mature roosters. It wasn't pretty, and I won't try that again with a big boy.
Mary

Never done CD on mature cockbird, just sickly older hens
but he was harder to slaughter... from slit to plucking to gutting to butchering.

 

[RaZ]

I think my grand-dad had the most efficient (humane) method.
A sharp hatchet dispatches the bird and the resulting running around bleeds them out.
Although I think a killing cone would work just as well.

 

[aart]

Although I think a killing cone would work just as well.

It works great and much easier for one person, IMO,
also keeps the bloody mess contained if you put bottom of cone inside top of bucket.

 

[WhatAboutBob?]

Well well well. 6 to 8 heavy wet snow so far.... high winds and another 6 to 8 on the way. Did I mention that I am over winter?

 

[gladahmae]

Well well well. 6 to 8 heavy wet snow so far.... high winds and another 6 to 8 on the way. Did I mention that I am over winter?

Right there with you. My Facebook “on this day” is showing me pics and posts from the past few years where I was already potting up tomatoes and tilling the garden. I’m over it. We are supposed to have baseball games in 10 days and have yet to practice outside.

 

[aart]

Sorry y'all are seeing the white stuff.
Grateful it's just rain down here...so far.
Tho they are forecasting 1/4 - 3/4" of ice overnight,
and 1-3" of snow on Monday.
Hope the power stays on, got bator running.<cringes>