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HenriettaPizzaNolan
Raising Layers and Meat Birds in the City
Good points. Is is recommended to always hold the bird upside down until it calms before doing any of these methods?All of the common slaughter methods -- axe, branch loppers, broomstick, cone-and-knife, etc. -- accomplish a quick kill.
Some will argue about which is more humane than the other, but if the bird is kept calm during the process and is dead before it's more than mildly aware that it's in danger then it's fine.
My goal is for the catching and handling to be the most stressful part and I try to keep that as calm as possible.