Comments on: Killing chickens http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/ The trials and tribulations of a modern crofter Wed, 23 Jul 2008 06:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Playing Chicken « Uphilldowndale http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-13355 Playing Chicken « Uphilldowndale Sat, 01 Dec 2007 10:16:19 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-13355 [...] dispatched, and that is usually on welfare grounds, if they become sick; all you want to know about killing a chicken can be found here on Stoneheads blog although there are some alternatives available, as Hedgewizard explained to [...] [...] dispatched, and that is usually on welfare grounds, if they become sick; all you want to know about killing a chicken can be found here on Stoneheads blog although there are some alternatives available, as Hedgewizard explained to [...]

]]> By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11308 stonehead Sat, 13 Oct 2007 07:03:04 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11308 Brilliant summation UHDD! :D Brilliant summation UHDD! :D

]]> By: uphilldowndale http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11302 uphilldowndale Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:53:05 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11302 Ha Ha, headless chickens = UK policing policy, can't you see the connection TUPC!! Go get chucks, they are great to keep, but don't be seduced (to soon) by the kudos of a strutting cockerel, when we first kept chickens Mr UHDD thought one would be a fine thing to have; the cockerel was a total psychopath; it terrorised me and our friends, till one day it made a big mistake and went for Mr UHDD (I had the satisfaction of 'I told you so'). The cock had to go; Mr UHDD had not done such a deed before, but felt the responsibility for dispatching it went with keeping them, (so noble my man), err... it didn't go quite to plan, poultry are tougher than they look, he wouldn't tell me all the details but an axe was deployed, at the time I was not overly sympathetic to the cockerel! Another headless bird tale.... My friend in her youth was an assistant in a vets, tasked with humanely killing an injured pigeon, that had been brought in the surgery, she was so determined to 'get it right' to wring its neck as efficiently as possible and more than a little fuelled by adrenaline that she pulled its head clean off Ha Ha, headless chickens = UK policing policy, can’t you see the connection TUPC!!

Go get chucks, they are great to keep, but don’t be seduced (to soon) by the kudos of a strutting cockerel, when we first kept chickens Mr UHDD thought one would be a fine thing to have; the cockerel was a total psychopath; it terrorised me and our friends, till one day it made a big mistake and went for Mr UHDD (I had the satisfaction of ‘I told you so’).

The cock had to go; Mr UHDD had not done such a deed before, but felt the responsibility for dispatching it went with keeping them, (so noble my man), err… it didn’t go quite to plan, poultry are tougher than they look, he wouldn’t tell me all the details but an axe was deployed, at the time I was not overly sympathetic to the cockerel!

Another headless bird tale….

My friend in her youth was an assistant in a vets, tasked with humanely killing an injured pigeon, that had been brought in the surgery, she was so determined to ‘get it right’ to wring its neck as efficiently as possible and more than a little fuelled by adrenaline that she pulled its head clean off

]]> By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11289 stonehead Fri, 12 Oct 2007 17:31:32 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11289 TUPC, my interests are much wider than they seem here, I have or had friends in various forces and read a few police blogs - <a href="http://coppersblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">The Policeman's Blog</a>, <a href="http://plod-blog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Plod Blog</a> and <a href="http://inspectorgadget.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Police Inspector Blog</a> - regularly. I've browsed yours before, but it was only when another blogger, <a href="http://uphilldowndale.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Uphilldowndale</a>, made a comment here about <a href="http://totallyun-pc.blogspot.com/2007/10/as-jury-returned-their-verdict-ramshaw.html" rel="nofollow">your post on the Ramshaw case</a> that I decided to comment. One of those blogosphere things! You'll find plenty of chicken posts here and if you want to ask questions, feel free to do so. I don't always manage to reply in detail, but I try. TUPC, my interests are much wider than they seem here, I have or had friends in various forces and read a few police blogs - The Policeman’s Blog, Plod Blog and Police Inspector Blog - regularly. I’ve browsed yours before, but it was only when another blogger, Uphilldowndale, made a comment here about your post on the Ramshaw case that I decided to comment. One of those blogosphere things!

You’ll find plenty of chicken posts here and if you want to ask questions, feel free to do so. I don’t always manage to reply in detail, but I try.

]]> By: TotallyUn-PC http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11286 TotallyUn-PC Fri, 12 Oct 2007 14:13:30 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11286 Hello stonehead - just saying thanks for your comments and for popping by. How the heck did you find me? Its not like our topics overlap too much... i've been reading your stuff... most interesting.... i'm actually thinking of getting some chickens myself... a few of the blokes at work have them and say its a great release to have something to look after, and the eggs are fantastic.... I'm going to look through your blog for chicken related articles, but if there aren't any... well, maybe its time to teach us city folk how to rear them... Thanks again for your comments.. Bext wishes TUPC Hello stonehead - just saying thanks for your comments and for popping by.

How the heck did you find me? Its not like our topics overlap too much… i’ve been reading your stuff… most interesting…. i’m actually thinking of getting some chickens myself… a few of the blokes at work have them and say its a great release to have something to look after, and the eggs are fantastic…. I’m going to look through your blog for chicken related articles, but if there aren’t any… well, maybe its time to teach us city folk how to rear them…

Thanks again for your comments..

Bext wishes

TUPC

]]> By: Andy Cook http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11284 Andy Cook Fri, 12 Oct 2007 13:13:29 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11284 I tend to use a hatchet, and calm the chuck beforehand, they have all kept still, have also used garden tree branch loppers and hands before they do tend to flap alot after being dispatched I tend to use a hatchet, and calm the chuck beforehand, they have all kept still,
have also used garden tree branch loppers and hands before

they do tend to flap alot after being dispatched

]]> By: hedgewizard http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11283 hedgewizard Fri, 12 Oct 2007 12:45:25 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11283 Thanks Stoney, really appreciated. I think I'll invest in one of those hand dispatchers, as I really didn't fancy risking buggering things up doing it by hand. I did have a friend who used to kill his with a golf club, and impressively painless it was too. The only bit I didn't like was having to retrieve the head from the garden over the road before the owners found it... Thanks Stoney, really appreciated. I think I’ll invest in one of those hand dispatchers, as I really didn’t fancy risking buggering things up doing it by hand. I did have a friend who used to kill his with a golf club, and impressively painless it was too. The only bit I didn’t like was having to retrieve the head from the garden over the road before the owners found it…

]]> By: stonehead http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11274 stonehead Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:01:53 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11274 I've had a couple of emails asking for further tips on keeping chickens. Well, there are a few chicken pages to be found around the blog already! Click the How To tab at the top of the page; use the Category drop-down menu to the right and select Chickens; or have a look at: <a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/introducing-new-hens-to-a-flock/" rel="nofollow">Introducing new hens to a flock</a> <a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/06/28/introducing-new-hens-to-a-flock/" rel="nofollow">Feeding chickens</a> <a href="http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2006/06/11/wing-clipping-chickens/" rel="nofollow">Wing clipping chickens</a> I’ve had a couple of emails asking for further tips on keeping chickens. Well, there are a few chicken pages to be found around the blog already!

Click the How To tab at the top of the page; use the Category drop-down menu to the right and select Chickens; or have a look at:

Introducing new hens to a flock
Feeding chickens
Wing clipping chickens

]]> By: Mike http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11271 Mike Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:31:44 +0000 http://stonehead.wordpress.com/2007/10/11/killing-chickens/#comment-11271 Useful looking gadget - I shall have to try and source one locally. I have taken to using a hatchet since a shoulder injury put paid to my doing the job by hand, and it works pretty well provided the hatchet is not too sharp. A useful trick that I read of (and which I shall attempt soon, having a batch of near-full-size Cocks to cull) is to put a couple of nails into the chopping block, an inch or so apart, which serve to prevent the chicken moving about too much while one reaches for the hatchet. Useful looking gadget - I shall have to try and source one locally. I have taken to using a hatchet since a shoulder injury put paid to my doing the job by hand, and it works pretty well provided the hatchet is not too sharp. A useful trick that I read of (and which I shall attempt soon, having a batch of near-full-size Cocks to cull) is to put a couple of nails into the chopping block, an inch or so apart, which serve to prevent the chicken moving about too much while one reaches for the hatchet.

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