Quote: I think everyone who processes an animal has some that didn't go so well, no matter what method you use.
The hardest part with the hatchet is you have to hold their body while it is quivering. That's what I cannot handle. If I'm going to do it, I need a cone.
With the cone - you can get a kit from McMurray that includes the knife. Also, from what I've read, you do not want to cut the windpipe on the bird - just the sides of the neck.
To further complicate your decision, I know someone that uses a tool similar to an icepick and puts that through the roof of their mouth killing them by going up into their brain. I couldn't ever see myself doing that one. She says it's a quick death, then she bleeds them out. But it's just too gruesome for me.
I agree but I wont cross it out yet because reading pithing makes the most sense and has actual benefits to both bird and processing.
