The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Hilarysmum on October 02, 2010, 09:28:05 am
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I want to find a device for killing chickens. Does anyone know the correct name? Please.
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Broom handle? Works for me :)
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Broom handle? Works for me :)
best and cheapest dispatcher know to man/women and who dont have a broom?
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I think chicken dispatcher says it all, there are different sorts and different thoughts as to which is the best, easiest and most humane way of doing the job
This is a link to a page with quite a few on
Chicken Dispatchers (http://www.ascott-dairy.co.uk/acatalog/Poultry_Processing_.html)
Hope posting a link isn't breaking forum rules
All the best
Sue
Dark Brown Eggs
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Many thanks for all the help, will follow up the link.
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DBEggs thanks for the link, now have a very bad case of gimme, gimme, gimme I want s. Will order the dispatcher tomorrow.
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Before you do, check the Humane Slaughter Society's guidance, please. I haven't looked at the link but the secateur type are not recommended for a humane kill.
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Its probably problematic as to any way to kill humanly without stunning first :(. I have a feeling "pithing" might be most quick without stunning first, but there is no way I could do that - just too whimpy :'(
My cowardly way is normally to get someone else to do it unless there is no way out. I know it was traditional for the women of the household to kill the fowl, but in our house my father always did the killing, so as far as I am concerned it is "man's work"
all the best
Sue
Dark Brown Eggs
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I think I am going to try the abattoir, as long as my french will hold up, not the best place for too much confusion.