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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: lintmill on November 24, 2014, 11:04:05 pm

Title: Wanted (to rent/borrow) Electric Poultry Stunner
Post by: lintmill on November 24, 2014, 11:04:05 pm

Does anyone have one to rent out?  We are in Scotland (South Lanarkshire) Looking at the weekend 13/14 December to do our Turkeys,  we can take them somewhere to stun etc but if we can do this at home the less stress for the birds.


Thanks for looking

Title: Re: Wanted (to rent/borrow) Electric Poultry Stunner
Post by: Stereo on November 24, 2014, 11:49:09 pm

I think you need to be licensed too use one.

Title: Re: Wanted (to rent/borrow) Electric Poultry Stunner
Post by: devonlady on November 25, 2014, 04:37:15 am

I don't know about Scotland but you don't in England to do your own birds. To do other peoples you need a "certificate of competence" To get this a Trading Standards vet will come and watch you do a few birds and satisfy themself that you have done the job humanely.
You could borrow mine lintmill but Devon's a bit far away ;D

Title: Re: Wanted (to rent/borrow) Electric Poultry Stunner
Post by: Fowlman on December 02, 2014, 05:07:20 pm

Captive bolt device would be much cheaper.

Title: Re: Wanted (to rent/borrow) Electric Poultry Stunner
Post by: Stereo on December 02, 2014, 10:25:40 pm

I think electric stunning has its advantages. I did the dispatch course at Ritchie and Pammy Riggs' place and he uses a stunner with a killing cone. The bonus being that it is totally humane and because the heart still goes for a while, the bird bleeds out much better, giving a cleaner carcass to work with. 

I think if I was looking to do a lot more birds, I would definitely go down that route.