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[Arielle]

It is not alive, the lack of blood to the brain is enough.

Perhaps you could combine techniques. Hang upside down for control and then cut with the pruning shears. WHen hanging upside down, just wait a moment for the bird to settle, it will hang pretty still. ( Sorry if this topic is upsetting to anyone.)

 

[superchemicalgirl]

Love the book idea.

You should write it! My SS hen won't win any awards, for looks or laying, but she does lay about three days a week or so. She didn't start until she was about 8 months old, but she's a big girl. I wonder if there is any meat on them, though, or if it's just a big frame.

I'm actually thinking about moving my Phoenix into the 6+ week old chicks' pen for a little bit. I moved Rosie back to the layers' coop last night when I found her sleeping in one part of her little broody coop and her three chicks in another. She's been laying for about a week, so it was time. Poor thing - she's happy back with her friends, but she is getting a lot of extra attention from the rooster. My phoenix, Phoenie (fee-nee - creative, huh?), has been brooding part-time for a few months now after a hard-core stint of brooding this spring (during which she let the eggs she was allowed to sit on be broken by another hen trying to lay under her). So, she is looking pretty rough and feels pretty thin when I put her back on the roost every night. I wonder if she'd peck the chicks or be nice and break up a bit. Hmm...

I butchered a SS roo that was only about 5 months old... he was gigantic. Well worth it. My current roo is also huge. He's like having ankle weights.

It is not alive, the lack of blood to the brain is enough.

Perhaps you could combine techniques. Hang upside down for control and then cut with the pruning shears. WHen hanging upside down, just wait a moment for the bird to settle, it will hang pretty still. ( Sorry if this topic is upsetting to anyone.)

It is slightly upsetting to see - they will continue to flap and twitch but it is just muscle movement, they're not alive. They really don't take more than a minute to bleed out for us - we put them on a chopping block between 2 nails and then off with their head and then hang them up into a 5 gallon bucket. We put the rope on their feet before going to the chopping block. Makes life simpler. We also swing them back and forth a few times by their feet before putting them on the block - it kinda dazes them so they're not moving around.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

It is not alive, the lack of blood to the brain is enough.

That's a really good point. Hmm...

Just for fun, here's one of my Basque Hens in the garden.

 

[ChestnutRidge]

I butchered a SS roo that was only about 5 months old... he was gigantic. Well worth it.

Hmm... Good to know.

 

[Arielle]

Just for fun, here's one of my Basque Hens in the garden.

Hard for a predator to find her if she is still-- -I had to search like in an I Spy book

 

[Stumpy]

Speaking of fun, you never know what you're going to see at the flea market. Yesterday I saw -- you could hardly miss it -- a giant chicken.





The only thing I left with, besides a couple of DVD's, was this hook for my coop/run:

 

[Arielle]

Speaking of fun, you never know what you're going to see at the flea market. Yesterday I saw -- you could hardly miss it -- a giant chicken.





The only thing I left with, besides a couple of DVD's, was this hook for my coop/run:

You had me totally fooled!!!! my dial up is SLLLLOOOOOOW and I was expected a huge live rooster.

I'm on the hunt for very good meaties.

Love the hook--handy and delightful theme!

 

[Stumpy]

Oops, sorry! This wasn't that type of flea market -- no birds or animals of any kind.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

I love those hooks!!!

Just watched my doe get chased by a duck... hilarity.

 

[Stumpy]

Just watched my doe get chased by a duck... hilarity.

I'd love to have seen that.