I think a guillotine would be ideal, but pounding on the machete was the closest i could get to an an actual guillotine.
My ducks are always calm when i lay their head over a log. They stretch out their neck and don't move even when i line up the machete. I havent had to struggle yet. Same...
I hate killing my chickens and muscovys, but i have been studying better ways to do it and unfortunately i still have to do head removal. I dont have a sharp enough knife or cone. Muscovys are really strong, but i havent had any bad kills yet where they suffer.
I calm them down and put their...