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Very good point. A large, sharp hatchet makes the job much easier.If you decide to use the hatchet method again definitely sharpen it.
Good news. I did NOT have to cull that chick, it's made a recovery and today will go back out into gen. pop. Yay!We definitely prefer the broomstick method, and having accidentally decapitated a couple (my husband is both tall and strong) I have to say that if the bird is flapping afterward, do not panic or feel bad, it probably is really dead, because even the ones we decapitated did that. I also want to tell the OP that IMO, she should use whatever method she is most comfortable with, regardless of how anyone else feels about it. What works for someone else is right for them, but not necessarily for you. I have to cull a 5-week old chick tomorrow and I guess I will be using a set of pruning shears.