Restraining Killing Cones For Sale

[kinnip]

Just bought one from you. I guess I have no excuse not to slaughter now.

 

[QuailHollow]

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[jaku]

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PM replied-
Thanks!

 

[jaku]

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Well, I can't promise what happens between my sending it out and you receiving it, but I'll get it in the mail this week, so I don't see why you wouldn't get it before Christmas.
Thanks,
Jason

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Hi, I am just posting to this thread so I can find it again. My wife is gone and she always told me to keep on the lookout for these. I have seen cones from stores go for about 45 bucks each.

 

[jaku]

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To be fair, I'm not sure what kind of metal the ones sold in stores are made of either. I make mine out of ductwork material and pop rivets. So, while a $45 dollar one made of thick metal welded together would probably last forever even under daily use, these may not, but they're good quality and work well. For me personally, I just couldn't justify spending $45 plus shipping from the hatcheries I saw them at especially for something that would work the same.

Also, in response to a PM, if anyone's interested, and doesn't want to use eBay, I'll cut out the per unit fee eBay charges me and sell them at a flat $25 (shipping included.) I still have to use Paypal, so PM me for my Paypal account info if interested. Of course, doing that you'd have to just take my word that I'd send you what you ordered, and I completely understand if you want to go through eBay, but you'd save $2.

Thanks!

 

[jaku]

Thanks to everyone who's purchased cones so far. The first batch was shipped out this morning. Another batch will be shipped tomorrow.

 

[jaku]

All cones that have been ordered so far have been shipped out as of yesterday.
Thanks for the great response, everyone!

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[lhowemt]

I am new to chickens (actually I don't even have them yet), and I am wondering about how to butcher. I'm not keen on the idea of slitting their throats and letting them bleed out, I'm leaning more towards just chopping their heads off for a quick kill. My interest is the method that kills them the fastest, bleeding out success is second. What can you tell me about the killing cones for length of time it takes the bird to "lose consciousness"?

My husband jokes that getting chickens will make me a vegetarian. I don't think so, but we'll see! It wouldn't be the worst thing to have eggs and pets

 

[jaku]

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You should check out the "meat birds" section of the site if you haven't yet. There are TONS of opinions on butchering in those pages. Check out the sticky at the top by Frugal- it's probably the best step by step that's been posted here since I've been a member.

In my opinion, if your main interest is the fastest kill, definitely go with the chop over the throat cut. The chop is instant, and probably a little easier for the squeamish, as the throat cut doesn't always go smoothly and it takes a couple minutes for them to die. I cut the throats, (actually the arteries to be more specific,) and I'm told they lose consciousness rather quickly by that method, but honestly, I have no idea what that looks like in a chicken! Although, the chop can get messed up too if you if your aim with the hatchet is off, or you're nervous.

Basically, the cones hold the birds in place while you're dispatching them by either method. It prevents them from flopping afterwards, breaking wings, etc, and keeps them in place if you're using the chop method.

Hope that answered your question! And, as for your husband's comment about becoming a vegetarian, I doubt that, but you can expect that after you process, eating the birds will be the LAST thing you want to do afterwards. Plan on freezing them for at least a couple of weeks before your cravings for chicken come back. I processed my last batch about a month ago, and tonight we're having chicken for the first time since then. After you get over the gross part, you will NEVER go back to store bought birds!