Okay, gruesome topic, I know.
And please, nobody respond or PM me about how evil it is to cull (spelled kill) a chicken. Sometimes it is necessary.
I've tried other methods, but have found the broomstick the quickest and easiest for my needs when I need to cull a bird for either illness, poor behavior, etc.
But sometimes I seem to do it right, and other times not so much.
I just culled 2 unneeded roosters (tried several times to re-home, no luck, they were starting to cause problems in the flock).
Okay...the gruesome part.
I've watched the videos. I've got the right set up. I place the bird down on hard surface, then place the broomstick as near the base of the neck as I can. After standing on the broomstick, I pick up and pull up the feet with a quick jerk. I feel the snap. Sometimes I seem to do it better than others.
This last time, I must have done it wrong, breaking the neck higher up? Death was not as quick as I thought it should be. They did a whole lot of flapping...several minutes with gasping.
I know adrenaline causes the muscles to contract upon death, so chickens flap after death, but I don't think they should have this much, which makes me think my technique is sloppy.
Someone walk me through, step by step, the proper method to quickly and painlessly snap their necks at the base so that death is instant....and tell me how long they typically flap. Is it 30 seconds? Or longer.
How will I know I've done it right?
Thank you.
LofMc
And please, nobody respond or PM me about how evil it is to cull (spelled kill) a chicken. Sometimes it is necessary.
I've tried other methods, but have found the broomstick the quickest and easiest for my needs when I need to cull a bird for either illness, poor behavior, etc.
But sometimes I seem to do it right, and other times not so much.
I just culled 2 unneeded roosters (tried several times to re-home, no luck, they were starting to cause problems in the flock).
Okay...the gruesome part.
I've watched the videos. I've got the right set up. I place the bird down on hard surface, then place the broomstick as near the base of the neck as I can. After standing on the broomstick, I pick up and pull up the feet with a quick jerk. I feel the snap. Sometimes I seem to do it better than others.
This last time, I must have done it wrong, breaking the neck higher up? Death was not as quick as I thought it should be. They did a whole lot of flapping...several minutes with gasping.
I know adrenaline causes the muscles to contract upon death, so chickens flap after death, but I don't think they should have this much, which makes me think my technique is sloppy.
Someone walk me through, step by step, the proper method to quickly and painlessly snap their necks at the base so that death is instant....and tell me how long they typically flap. Is it 30 seconds? Or longer.
How will I know I've done it right?
Thank you.
LofMc