OT proper way to kill a chicken

We did in a bantam chicken once that (after its head was off) took off and flew around in circles about 6 feet off the ground. Just for a bit...

Steve

JR North wrote:

I did think for a moment, about using my 1 uF 22 kV capacitors, of which I have three left. The chicken would not only get killed, but also fried at the same time.

I helped the neighbor lady kill some geese and chickens one time. I grabbed the doomed bird and got it's legs and wings pinned, you can grab both wings in one hand near their base, and the legs in the other, doomed bird then held over bucket, nice lady then took butcher knife and cut birds head off, lowered bird into bucket somewhat so it wasn't spaying blood all over until spasms stopped. This method, as it was explained to me, was used so that the bird didn't go flopping around and bruising the meat.

I've wondered if this would work..=20 Attach a large bore needle to a compressed air gun.. Slip it under the skin of the (dead) critter and turn it on.. As it inflates, the skin automatically separates from the body.. Keep it up long enough, and you don'r even need to cut it open :-)

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We always just used a block of wood on end....and an axe. Some neighbors just wrung the necks. They will run around for a while after you chop the head off or even wring the neck.

LOL!

- I wonder if this was the guy... ?

- I once upon a time was Navy Seabees and we were on winter maneuvers with the 10th Mountaineering Division in February to Camp Drum, Watertown, NY. - Night time one night, in our snow holes they give us live chickens to kill, dress out and eat. Sure enough, some joker, chomps on his chicken's neck to gross us out.

- Forgot about that. You did your Bob Hope duty!

- Thanks for the memories,

- Kurt

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- Method #4 "Cletus Method"

- Its actually fairly easy to do, and can make you some serious money in bar bets.

- Gunner

Um, did they want you to eat uncooked chicken?

I suppose that plucking chicken without scalding them first, is not as easy.

The really good geeks will put the entire chicken head in their mouths and bite it off. Most simply bite it off from the side.

Gunner

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And, wear old clothes. It can be a bit messy. :)

LOL!

I guess I'll have to keep that in mind......

I heard a story once about a poultry farm that was in trouble from the EPA. It seems they were throwing their dead chickens out back, and was creating a bit of a stink. I'm not sure what the proper method of disposal for a large poultry farm is, but this particular one started raising gators. :)

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My uncle was an ordinance intellgence officer during Korea. They made "self-cleaning rat traps", involving a primed shell and some sort of release mechanism. The rat would go for the bait inside the shell, trip the mechanism, and the charge would detonate, killing and removing the rat. He said you could always tell nte new guys because they'd jump when the rat traps would go off.

Is that an issue? Thomas Edison didn't think so.

Chris

One way I've heard that's not been mentioned yet (the wrist flick being the best, quickest way if you just want to get rid of it):

Hang the chicken by its feet over a bucket. Using a straight razor or similarly sharp implement, slit the entire beak lengthwise and let it drain into the bucket...

Here's another 2 methods that haven't been mentioned before. Both avoid the blood spurting dance which often leads to bruised meat in addition to the bloodbath.

1. Hang the chicken by it's feet, head down. Using a small pocket knife reach into the throat and slit the jugular. The chicken will bleed out with no fuss, no muss. I never managed to do this so I can't give any explicit instructions but I've seen it done hundreds of times.

1. This one I mastered. Hold the chickens head upside down on a support surface. Open it's mouth and insert a large flat bladed screwdriver into the cleft in the roof of the mouth. Push it into the brain and twist. Instant death with no thrashing.

Art