I am culling roosters and was taught to cut the jugular and let the chicken bleed for 10-15 seconds before cutting/pulling the head entirely off. After a few birds culled, I am not sure this technique is humane and would like to know if there are ways to easily and quickly stun the chicken before slaughter. I do not want my birds to feel any pain. They are owed utmost respect for giving up their lives to nourish my family, and I want to give them a quick and painless death, to include a calm 24 hours after capture and transfer from their isolation pen to the butchering area (a 70 foot walk)..
Truly, it would be nice if we could humanely stun the birds, as I understand is done at commercial slaughterhouses. Someone with knowledge of the process should invent a stun machine for personal/small farm use. Maybe just a sealed rooster-sized box that can be filled with carbon dioxide...?
Truly, it would be nice if we could humanely stun the birds, as I understand is done at commercial slaughterhouses. Someone with knowledge of the process should invent a stun machine for personal/small farm use. Maybe just a sealed rooster-sized box that can be filled with carbon dioxide...?