I rarely leave comments, but need to tell you how helpful watching this was. Chicken owner with a hen that is starting to have health issues. I will do my best to help her, but there may come a point that it will be more humane to dispatch her. It will not be easy, but the alternative is letting her suffer which I simply cannot abide. I have a responsibility to give my girls the best care. Humane dispatching is a part of that. Thank you very much for this video. Very well done.
I did not film using this method. It was the first time I dispatched an animal myself. Traumatic? Yes. Did I sob the entire time? Yes. Would I do it again if I had to? Also, yes. I did exactly what she said to do, and I assure you it worked.
Someone else made a comment under your comment yesterday. I deleted it. It wasn’t awful but it wasn’t necessary I am ok with taking hateful comments. I knew that was part of the deal when I filmed and posted this video. I’m not ok with attacks in sub threads on people like you, who the video was intended for. I am glad you had the skills you needed to do what you needed to do. Raising animals isn’t always easy. We need resources to support and encourage us. I depended on a network when I first started. Still do. Hugs
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead That was totally appropriate for you to make that call and shows that you're a thinking adult who won't be silenced by those who are just plain ignorant. Your video helped me a lot and I give you much credit for your courage to do so.
We have to dispatch 3 very sick hens and it’s my first time. I’m an emotional mess about it and this video has made me feel a tad more peace to move forward. Thank you for the details and step by step, thank you for your respect, thank you for praying, and thank you for being what’s GOOD on this Earth. ❤️
I have been harvesting since '09. My nephew (7 y.o.) is staying with me until pandemic is over and has not yet witnessed a carry-out as of yet. He is completely comprehensive and aware of what the process entails. With that being said, since it is time to 'pass' the older roosters, I wanted to show him videos beforehand. Your video was not only the exact process I myself carry out, your demeanor was the most proper and respectful I have found. Respectfully, I thank you.
I write this through tears as I wanted you to know how helpful this was for me. I wasn't sure I could do this. I had a hen on her way to death's door and knew I had to put her down as she was suffering. Thank you. I now know I can do this when I need to....and I thanked my sweet hen for helping me learn.
Just beautiful, the way you explained everything. Such a sweet soul and everything you said is so true. The praying 🙏 really got me. So beautiful. It's part of life, not a glamorous part but a part. Thank you and God bless you and your homestead. New subscriber.
I know I am commenting awfully late on this, but I just wanted to say how wonderful and gracious you have been in this video! In an odd way it was kind of beautiful to watch! The prayer that you placed over that rooster and how grateful you were for it! People take stuff like that for granted every single day and not only were you willing to teach but you also had humility during the process! I know it may seem silly to some, But that matters so thank you for being an example
I just love how so many of the comments all start out with a huge "Thank you!" That right there is very telling of how important it is to share these kind of moments.... you are amazing the way you stand in your truth, I just want to thank you for that! You have just empowered so many people with something so needed in this world, including me, so thank you! 😊 (We did try this method on our first bird, and I will tell you guys... my husband didn't realize his own strength, and pulled a little too hard. The head came clean off! So fast that we didn't really know what to say to our son who was learning along with us, lol! He was just as shocked as we were, but it was a guaranteed success, with no question if the bird was dead... so it's okay...) I just wanted to share that for anyone who might have experienced it that way, and to help anyone who might be trying this method.... you don't have to pull very hard at all, they are a very delicate animal.
Good for you to teach your son how to humanely harvest food. It sounds like you dispatched perfectly. Watch this video again at marker 5:12 where she says the head coming off is actually best.
Thank you for your sweet soul and heart for teaching. My family is planning on starting to raise chickens and we are new at this entire process. Hearing the emotion in your voice confirms that I’m not alone in my hesitation to dispatch an animal for food for my family but that you can care and love animals and still eventually consume them.
My heart is sooo sensitive to how meat animals are processed. I want to thank YOU for the kindness and care you put forth in GRATITUDE TO GOD for His provision of meat for man to eat. Thank you caring for the animals sooo much, that you offer a prayer of THANKSGIVING and GRACE for the animal before you end their life. You are sooo right, one's heart truly needs to be CARING and COMPASSIONATE in this task. Bless you, my friend.
When we did ours we were sure to give thanks to God and have gratitude. My son wanted to be there to help me and now he knows why we don't waste food. He said he felt bad and i told him thats good, he was scareing me.😂 Its not fun but we are greatful for the food in our freezer.
This helped a lot. Chicken got attacked by a dog and was in pain this was a helpful way to put her out without it being messy or horrible for a first time kill. Thank you
This is the method I was taught as a child. As an adult I researched other methods, for example cutting of the throat, but I'm simply not confident that I wouldn't cause suffering that way, e.g. what if I hesitate, what if the knife is blunt etc. As you said in your video, I like it best when the head pops right off, because then there's absolutely no room for doubt that the job is done, the chicken is gone. I do still have a nasty habit of dropping the chicken once the head pops off and the wings flap - and more than once I've seen the dropped headless chicken get up and try to run away: yes folks that's a real thing.
aha i used to love watching our headless chooks runnig around like that as a kid, and when i finally get the courage up to try this on my chooks, i will no doubt drop it when it starts flapping also lol
Ma'am, thank you very much for having the empathy, class and grace to post this and to do it with such courage and factual honesty. I haven't had to do this yet, but know that it could be tomorrow or within the next four years, but it is inevitable for my laying girls. When that time comes this video and your empathetic yet factual post will be exactly what is needed .... when it is needed and with appropriate dispatch. You're a strong and admirable lady. Thank you. You're an exceptional teacher and friend to folks you've never even met before. God Bless you.
Thank you so much for posting this. I’m doing more research for my 2nd time butchering. I butchered 1 rooster a few weeks ago and felt so sick with my technique that I’ve put off long enough doing the other 3 from our flock. Your technique is very humane and heart is so sweet and pure. You get why I want to raise and process meat for my own family because of ensuring a quality life for the animal. I love your heart. And that you pray over your animals. It requires a strength only God can provide as taking a life, even a chickens, can wreak havoc on your heart.
Thank you for teaching me a new method to cull chickens I've only used the cone method which is a bit impractical for culling a sick injured bird I won't be eating.
It’s amazing that you pray for your animals before it. As someone who wants to live on a homestead at some point, I may have to do it, and praying seems to be an amazing idea.
My mom always thanked the animal for giving its life for her's, then prayed for a clean kill. Prayed that the animal would be spared all pain and welcomed into Heaven. Once it was over she'd say a prayer of gratitude that things went well and thank our Father for providing for her. Now, to be honest, when she had to kill 20+ birds and process them all in one day, she'd just say her prayers before she started, then she'd get to work and thank our Lord after it was all done. In my eyes, it doesn't matter if people believe that there's a place in Heaven for animals or not. She did and the thought was a comfort for her. My mother was the ONLY person in our family that could do this without flinching. She passed this ability on to my son. And it really is a very special trait. The ability to love animals more than anyone else, and still to be the one to let them go. He was just as passionate about treating animals well as she was. I think that the fact that they cared so much pushed them to become the killers. They both mentioned at different times that they didn't trust anyone else to do it right. I've seen them both furious when someone else botched the job while hunting or harvesting. My mother's quite old now and past the ability to do anything like this and we lost our son a few years ago. Now that my daughter and I are bracing ourselves to do the job we both really miss them. They spared us a lot of pain over the years. Sadly, I was such a baby about it that I didn't have them teach me how to do it right and now I deeply regret my cowardice.
Thank you for this! I wish more people were more educated about the meat industry and how cruel and harmful it is to the animals and our environment. I’m a vegetarian myself, but I I’d totally eat meat if I could raise my own chickens. ♥️ Bless you!
I really can't thank you enough for sharing this video. I have had a young rooster who is is creating lots of chaos in the flock, hurting the hens so badly they're not going into the coop at night. I've known I need to do something and you have inspired to go for it. I got him this morning and it was such a quick and clearly humane method. Thanks to you I will go forward confidently as I manage my flock!
Yes sometimes the aggressive roosters are doing so much damage and creating a horrible living environment for all the other birds, this is a step that needs to be taken.
Thank you so much for your compassion. Thank you so much for creating this video, knowing the risks you take on, opening yourself up, personally, to what can often result in cruel comments, judgement, etc. I needed to see this. It's been 20 years since I've harvested chickens. And you're right, it's never easy. Prayer is a part of it. Choosing to be honest about where our meat comes from. Rejecting industrial meat production is why I raise meat too, but I struggle with taking our rooster's lives. Out of town farms get swamped in the roosters we in town are not allowed to have, and as a renter, I find myself in the position of having to take the life of Fireball. He is such a glorious creature. I needed to be reminded of his happy, safe, good life from the day he came here as an incorrectly-sexed chick. He grew up in a beautiful, wild yard, among other happy hens. He has experienced crowing, mating, flying, roosting, wandering about... I think I have the courage to use the broomstick method today. Thank you for sharing your own journey and technical reassurance.
As a person dreaming of a homestead, I know this will initially be an emotional and difficult task. I am so appreciative for this video, your wisdom, and your approach.
I am not a homesteader or anything but had an interest in the subject. I was hoping to see a quick 10 second video of a snap and done but hearing your story really helped me take the whole process more seriously and feel more respect towards the animal. That was incredible, God bless you and your farm!
So I paused this right before you began the process. My heart is in my throat already, HOWEVER. I do believe that it's good for it to be difficult and tug at your heart when culling a chicken. I feel when we get to the point of it not bothering you at all, your compassion and Thankfulness for that life is lost. Harvesting meat from an animal, whether you've raised it or it was just given to you is an amazing journey, a more healthy journey and it shouldn't be taken lightly or made easy. Through this, we learn exactly how much we truly care for our animals and how thankful we are that our "babies" provide what we need from them. 😍🥰
Thanks for this video. I had to cull one of our hens that was not doing well and I used this method. It was still not easy for me, but the hen was relaxed and the kill was quick. I am fairly new to raising chickens and this gave me confidence in being able to harvest and/or cull chickens humanely.
I have watched this video several times, as I have been apprehensive about carrying out the dislocation myself. But, you’ve given me courage, as I have to dispatch a little pet bantam hen with a damaged/broken/dysfunctional foot whom I have tried to heal for a month. I’ve had my husband do the dispatching of extra roosters all this time, and then I did the processing. Tonight, it’s my turn to put on my big girl pants and do it for this little hen. Thank you for making this video; it is so lovingly done to both the bird and us fellow pet lovers and/or homesteaders.
Thank you. I needed to see this. So I learn to deal with dispatching our roosters instead of giving them away not knowing how they would pass. It is a cowardly solution. Looking away..
It’s not cowardly but it is good to have the skill and be able to handle your own I am given a fair amount of birds every year by people who can’t (for whatever reason) process them. I am always upfront and let them know what my intentions are, which I feel is important so there is no misunderstanding
I am guilty of giving away roosters, too. One set of brother Buff Brahma roosters were so gentle and beautiful, I had to give them away. They are living several years later in their third new home! Because of various reasons. And the funny thing is the final home took them specifically to turn them into dinner, but the new owners found them too endearing and pretty to do anything more than keep them as pets! So funny, because these people raise and process chickens all the time.
@@hotartesian4163 I find the Brahma roosters overall to be absolutely the best. In my experience, they are far less likely than any of the other 'calm' breeds to create havoc and become aggressive. The other benefit, of course, is that they are incredibly beautiful, and seem to not eat as much as one would think considering their size.
Thank you so very much for this video, we had a hen that was suffering from ascites and wasn’t getting any better and I was able to be brave enough to do this because of your video and the beautiful prayer over your chicken. Listening to you gave me peace and courage that I needed to do what was right for my hen. God bless you and your homestead journey ❤
Thank you for the video. My wife has a sick chicken (likely organ failure), and watching this video has given me the courage to dispatch her on my own to stop her from suffering. THANK YOU.
I have to thank you so much for making this video! I keep my hens as pets, but last night I found one of them in a very sorry state - an extreme case of cloacal prolapse that had no hope of being fixed. The vets were closed at that point so professional euthanasia wasn't an option and I couldn't leave her that way overnight. I'm very grateful for your video, I've never had to kill one of my animals before but your video made it so much easier, you helped me to do the right thing and do it correctly too. Thank you! :)
I just bought four unsexed chicks for the first time in my life, and start to panic about what if one of them is rooster ( we are not allowed to raise rooster in our backyard). I want to give the rooster away, but my farmer friend suggested me to butcher them. I felt hard to do it if I raised them from little chicks. But after I watched your video, I changed my mind, I would rather to do it in a humanity way by myself than give them away to someone I don’t know and leave my chicken to potential suffering. Thanks so much for your video, I especially love the prayer part.
Congratulations on your first chickens! You will have a rooster or possibly a few. It’s hard to find homes for roosters, in general I am glad this video gave you some peace of mind about butchering. It isn’t easy, nor should it be, but it is part of healthy livestock management
Thank you for this video. Your kindness and sincerity helped me to prepare for what I might have to do with a sick bird. I love my babies, and this will not be for meat but to prevent more suffering. I cried, but really respect how you approached this.
Thank you for this! I have been using someone to cull my birds for me when they are ready to process. This helps me to see I can do it on my own. I had heard of the broomstick method but didn't know how it worked. As a child, my Grandparents and Dad would chop off the head and it would run around the yard for a minute headless. This seems much less traumatic for me and still getting the job done quickly. New Subscriber!
Thank you so much for this video. We got a rooster with some chicks I bought and he had just started crowing. We aren't allowed to have roosters in our area and I had already been and apologised to the neighbours for the early morning wake up calls. This is not a task I would want to do often, but thank you for making it relatively simple and humane.
Thank you so much. My poor hen has water belly ang it’s so hard for me to end her life. I am still unsure if I could do this. But this is the most humane I have ever encountered so far.
Thank you.. I was shaking after I did this. I prayed and I have more respect now for the life of every animals. Sad but I know she’s not suffering anymore.
This appears so much better than cutting the jugular. I still struggle with this side of homesteading but I agree this is the most responsible way of eating meat.
Excellent video, great instruction, and I am glad that you give clear and concise warnings about what to expect when doing this. I love that you pray over the chicken.
Thank you! I wanted to be sure people (especially if they haven't been apart of the process) knew what to expect so they could decide whether to watch or not. I feel strongly over praying over our animals prior to processing. They sustain us and I am thankful for that.
Thank you for your video. I don't harvest meat, but I have recently inherited chickens and am a newbie. I had a hen that was suffering and I knew I had to cull her, but had no idea if I could do it or not. I was so concerned about hurting her and didn't think I could cut the throat. I overdid it, but felt good about that, because I knew she didn't suffer and was gone. Because of your video I was able to confidently and humanely cull her. I now feel comfortable that I can care for my chickens and love them and also lovingly cull them if and when they are suffering. Thank you so much.
thank you. It takes courage to make a video like this these days. This is also good to know when you have put down a sick or severely injured animal in your care.
Thank you. It’s good for anyone raising small livestock to have the ability to put down any animal that may be suffering, whether they raise for meat or not I appreciate your kind words
Thank you for posting this. It’s not only informative but I appreciate the care and respect you put into the culling of your animals. This was a big concern of mine knowing that I will be consuming some of my flock at some point but wanted to be humane when it came to harvesting. Thanks again
You have the calmest voice and demeanor. Thank you, I've got two extra roosters to take care of tomorrow. I think I can do it because of your explanation. I appreciate this.
@@ryanwelsch9384 Other than the fact that they're going to eat them, it's just not practical to keep old, non-laying hens or roosters. Comes down to limited space for me.
I remember as a little boy watching my G Ma twirling the chicken round and round and then suddenly snapping the head off. I could say I was traumatized but, I wasn't. The ugly part was G Ma smiling at me and then the chicken running around!! Thank you for your video!
Thank you. I'm a vegetarian and don't eat my chickens but I do eat the eggs and someday when the chickens get old and I need to put them out of their misery I'll do this.
Thank you, I'm very new to owning chickens and have considered raising meat chickens but very hesitant on dispatching them myself. I found your video too not only be helpful but more importantly compassionate. I would get extremely nervous about even watching videos about this and have turned off all of them until I found yours, you really did this in such a calm and compassionate way. Thank you again!
We’re beginning our homesteading journey and this is, as I’m sure is common, the part that I feel most uncomfortable with. I really appreciate this video and your approach to the topic, it gives me a bit more confidence to be able to take care of our animals. Thank you for this!
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing. When I had a sick chicken in December the only broomstick method I found on you tube was aweful. Not helpful at all. It scared the crap outta me. But being a homesteader, I know it's part of the process. Thank you, thank you.
When I was a kid, saw my Mum use a sharp knife to slit the throat of chicken, but I think it would be hard for beginner and to make it perfect the first few chicken will have to suffer....Thank you for teaching me this method.
Just like many others I really wanted to say thank you for this video - yesterday was the first time I had to do this for a rooster and your video was so helpful both in coping with it and ensuring he could go quickly with no pain. I really appreciate it, and I think your way of viewing responsibility and ability to look at the reality of where the meat comes from is absolutely amazing, and I will be bringing that mindset with me forwards.
I wish I had seen this video & your mention of the head sometimes popping off earlier today. I had to euthanize a sick chicken I’d been nursing for two weeks this morning this way and because she had lost so much muscle mass her head came off with very little pressure and I thought I had really done something wrong. It was the first time Ive ever had to do it and I have been so upset. Thank you for your video, I do feel a tiny bit better knowing it was extremely quick and she was calm the whole time.
Thank you for posting this video, I grew with my grandmother telling me how the chicken in the grocery stores didn't taste as good as raising your own chickens. Now my children and I raise chickens and it's been an amazing process to loop back around to tending and raising our own food. I know my grandmother would be happy to see her great grandbabies getting the best food and nutrician!
I have a sick chook that is on her way out and I dont want her to suffer. The respect you have and the respectful way you spoke was absolutely beautiful. Thankyou for being brave enough to post this so we can let our animals that are suffering go to god. bless you ❤
Thank you for posting this. I've been looking for different ways of humanely (quickly) euthanize chickens. I've raised hens for a long time and never been (emotionally) able to euthanize any of them. But I've had multiple issues with older chickens (e.g. older chickens being pecked by younger chickens or older chickens getting sick and spreading it to younger chickens). A year ago, I actually had the worst ever experience with an older chicken getting sick and spreading it to others. Caused a lot of stress for me and the chicks and not everyone made it I think it might be better to give a chicken a good life, then put them down toward the end, at least before they can deteriorate or even hurt their sisters with illness. This is a very simple method you showed. And it's definitely better than watching your chickens suffer illness while trying to save them. So thank you again. It's not pretty. But, honestly, neither is life sometimes. I also like the prayer you did, and I hope I'll remember it. It's always important to respect the animal you raised
Thanks for sharing your emotional concerns. I have always wanted to raise chickens but I never had the courage to even start because I couldn't deal with the end process. This video was a blessing for me.
I really appreciate your honest and sincere video. I especially loved the prayer🙏 before dispatching the bird. It really helped! Thank you so much ! Bless you❤️
THIS is the best dispatching video I have seen. Thank you. I have watched many use the cone, but my heart hurts every time. I dread the day I have to do this. This method seems to be where I'm headed. My only question though- Do you still get a proper bleed out? I didn't think I saw a processing video that followed. THANK YOU for your compassion with your animals. This is the worst part about having them.
I haven’t done a processing video. Most of the time I pull until the head comes off. I felt it was too graphic for video, although reality and probably best method. If the head doesn’t come off, my next action is to remove the head and bleed out
I butchered my first chicken today, I used what I learned in this video, it was quick and painless, thank you for the video and making it so easy, the wife feels much better about it now that she’s seen it done as well.
@@ryanwelsch9384 Easy - by killing our food quickly and without undue suffering. People have sharp teeth AND flat teeth for a reason - we were intended to eat meat as well as vegetables. How can you consider asking loaded questions like this anything but harassment and imposing your belief on others?
Thank you so much for the hands-on, gentle instruction and transfer of knowledge. I've been dreading having to kill the chickens we raised for meat.... But I believe I can do this... Prayer included.... Much better than running to the local grocery store!
I have been keeping chickens for meat and eggs for about 18 years and always used the beheading method to do my chooks. Sharp knife to the jugular then spinal cord was quick and effective but messy. Today I wanted to make a roast dinner so I did a young rooster using your method and using a large (12 inch) industrial bolt instead of rebar. What a difference it was! He was still beheaded, but it was almost instant, with very little blood! I will definitely always use this method from now on, so thank you very much for posting it! God Bless and have a great day!
man even with this method that seems so hard to do, i wish id grown up doing something like this to make it easier. i dont think i could do that unless i was starving and with no alternative
Thank you! You have demonstrated how to harvest meat with heart and intention. The throat cutting technique it to much for me. I believe I may now have the courage to harvest one of my roosters for the first time. Blessings to you, thank you again.
Thank you so much for your method. I used it yesterday and it was so much more humane. I hated cutting their neck and letting them bleed out. I will also be doing it with my ducks. You are now my hero!!
Many thanks for your heartfelt video, I have a sick chicken (Mareks) that I need to kill, something I have great difficulty with. Your kindness and prayer towards your rooster have helped me gain the courage and commitment to do this. Thank you ❤️
Dirtpatcheaven thank you....for everything ❤️ I literally wouldn’t be where I am without you. I turned to your videos for years to learn and I am honored to be able to give back.
Thank you so much for sharing this method, despite it not being able to be monetized. I learned a lot and you helped me to use this on my own sick chicken.
Thankyou so much! This turned out to be the best way for me to euthanize two rooster for the first time, that were attacking other chickens. It was so quick. I felt completely confident that it would be quick and painless. I definitely benefitted from this video. Thanks again
Amen! Beautiful difficult video. Thank you. I felt so much guilt yesterday for putting an injured animal down and it made me feel weak. It makes me feel better knowing other people respect and love animals this much and do this respectfully.
I am new to homesteading. I have never had to dispatch yet. Could you explain why this method is selected over the inverted cone slicing throat method ?
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead I respect your choice. I was hoping for a more in-depth answer. Is this just a preference situation or is there benefits/draw backs to one way over the other ?
Thank you for this video. I grew up processing chickens so it does not bother me, but I wanted a cleaner method. This is exactly what I needed to know.
Thank you for all the wisdom you have given us regarding this difficult subject. We, as humans are totally disengaged with nature and survival; these are basic things we need to relearn to survive.
Not really. It’s just used to hold the head/neck in place. The neck itself will stretch out when you pull. The head may come off, which isn’t a bad thing. Makes the process of bleeding out quicker and easier
Question: can anyone please explain why the chicken appears to be gasping for air, beak movement. I'm asking cause my daughters 1st experience, had that and she's worried she done it wrong?? Thank you ✌️ ❤
Thank you for making this video even if it was 4 years ago! I really appreciate it. I was actually a vegan for a portion of time, and a vegetarian for years - like on and off for over a decade. I love animals, so, so much. But, I have found that eating meat has helped me heal a lot of my chronic health conditions, both physical and mental. For my body, after a life of struggling to find what it even means to feel healthy, meat is so extraordinary. It is so hard for me, I feel like a hypocrite getting meat from the store. I really do. I don't like not knowing where it came from, how it lived, how it was handled, or knowing it was well cared for. I am playing with the idea of getting some chickens in the spring, maybe starting with my own eggs. But, I really try to only eat meat that I could one day see myself harvesting, so right now it's mostly just chicken and fish. I feel like being connected to the meat I consume might be a good learning experience for me. It is deeply emotional, and I get upset thinking about it... but I also know that eating meat is important to me. It's a hard subject. I don't think killing an animal should be easy. I think it should be an emotional investment. Knowing that you were responsible for providing them a very healthy, comfortable, safe and happy environment it important. And in return, you contribute to the circle of life. But you are showing the animal respect, investing your own life in theirs. A lot of good things to think about. Thank you again, I respect you as well and think you are doing a wonderful job. I think it is amazing for us all to get to help each other.
I found this very helpful. I had three chicks hatch out and two were roosters. I already have 2 and for the sake of my girls these young ones need to go but I’ve been procrastinating the deed. This gives me the courage to do what’s best for the flock. Thank you. I will be praying over mine as well.
Thank you so much for the video. My husband and I are new homesteaders and thinking of raising chickens for meat for the same reasons that you expressed in this video I appreciate you saying it and I appreciate you showing how to do it properly and hopefully I can learn and be comfortable enough to do it myself.
I have to put down my roo today and this really helped, I’ve been so nervous about making sure it’s a clean painless process for him and I just want to do it right the first time. Thank you
Thank you, I have been trying to find the best way to help my hurting chickens out of their misery... best video, and I love how you exude love for your chickens
As a veterinarian, who is incredibly concerned about humane animal treatment, you did a very good job. Thank you.
I rarely leave comments, but need to tell you how helpful watching this was. Chicken owner with a hen that is starting to have health issues. I will do my best to help her, but there may come a point that it will be more humane to dispatch her. It will not be easy, but the alternative is letting her suffer which I simply cannot abide. I have a responsibility to give my girls the best care. Humane dispatching is a part of that. Thank you very much for this video. Very well done.
Please upload your dispatch video
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I did not film using this method. It was the first time I dispatched an animal myself. Traumatic? Yes. Did I sob the entire time? Yes. Would I do it again if I had to? Also, yes. I did exactly what she said to do, and I assure you it worked.
Someone else made a comment under your comment yesterday. I deleted it. It wasn’t awful but it wasn’t necessary
I am ok with taking hateful comments. I knew that was part of the deal when I filmed and posted this video. I’m not ok with attacks in sub threads on people like you, who the video was intended for.
I am glad you had the skills you needed to do what you needed to do. Raising animals isn’t always easy.
We need resources to support and encourage us. I depended on a network when I first started. Still do.
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@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead That was totally appropriate for you to make that call and shows that you're a thinking adult who won't be silenced by those who are just plain ignorant.
Your video helped me a lot and I give you much credit for your courage to do so.
We have to dispatch 3 very sick hens and it’s my first time. I’m an emotional mess about it and this video has made me feel a tad more peace to move forward. Thank you for the details and step by step, thank you for your respect, thank you for praying, and thank you for being what’s GOOD on this Earth. ❤️
I have been harvesting since '09. My nephew (7 y.o.) is staying with me until pandemic is over and has not yet witnessed a carry-out as of yet. He is completely comprehensive and aware of what the process entails. With that being said, since it is time to 'pass' the older roosters, I wanted to show him videos beforehand. Your video was not only the exact process I myself carry out, your demeanor was the most proper and respectful I have found. Respectfully, I thank you.
I write this through tears as I wanted you to know how helpful this was for me. I wasn't sure I could do this. I had a hen on her way to death's door and knew I had to put her down as she was suffering. Thank you. I now know I can do this when I need to....and I thanked my sweet hen for helping me learn.
Just beautiful, the way you explained everything. Such a sweet soul and everything you said is so true. The praying 🙏 really got me. So beautiful. It's part of life, not a glamorous part but a part. Thank you and God bless you and your homestead. New subscriber.
I know I am commenting awfully late on this, but I just wanted to say how wonderful and gracious you have been in this video! In an odd way it was kind of beautiful to watch! The prayer that you placed over that rooster and how grateful you were for it! People take stuff like that for granted every single day and not only were you willing to teach but you also had humility during the process! I know it may seem silly to some, But that matters so thank you for being an example
Your heart is one of the kindest I've come across. Your prayer brought a tear to my eye, I'm not a prayer guy. Thank you for your respect.
Are you saying that it is kind to kill someone that does not want to die?
How is she showing respect by ending the chicken's life?
@@ryanwelsch9384 Do you eat chicken?
@@chanelroady3689 ,
No. I stopped eating animal flesh 30 years ago.
@@ryanwelsch9384 You can never compare the value of a chicken with the value of a human.
@@chanelroady3689,
Not for 30 years.
I just love how so many of the comments all start out with a huge "Thank you!" That right there is very telling of how important it is to share these kind of moments.... you are amazing the way you stand in your truth, I just want to thank you for that! You have just empowered so many people with something so needed in this world, including me, so thank you! 😊
(We did try this method on our first bird, and I will tell you guys... my husband didn't realize his own strength, and pulled a little too hard. The head came clean off! So fast that we didn't really know what to say to our son who was learning along with us, lol! He was just as shocked as we were, but it was a guaranteed success, with no question if the bird was dead... so it's okay...)
I just wanted to share that for anyone who might have experienced it that way, and to help anyone who might be trying this method.... you don't have to pull very hard at all, they are a very delicate animal.
Good for you to teach your son how to humanely harvest food. It sounds like you dispatched perfectly. Watch this video again at marker 5:12 where she says the head coming off is actually best.
Thank you for your sweet soul and heart for teaching. My family is planning on starting to raise chickens and we are new at this entire process. Hearing the emotion in your voice confirms that I’m not alone in my hesitation to dispatch an animal for food for my family but that you can care and love animals and still eventually consume them.
I love how you respect the animals you process ❤ It's so important.
My heart is sooo sensitive to how meat animals are processed. I want to thank YOU for the kindness and care you put forth in GRATITUDE TO GOD for His provision of meat for man to eat. Thank you caring for the animals sooo much, that you offer a prayer of THANKSGIVING and GRACE for the animal before you end their life. You are sooo right, one's heart truly needs to be CARING and COMPASSIONATE in this task. Bless you, my friend.
When we did ours we were sure to give thanks to God and have gratitude. My son wanted to be there to help me and now he knows why we don't waste food. He said he felt bad and i told him thats good, he was scareing me.😂 Its not fun but we are greatful for the food in our freezer.
This helped a lot. Chicken got attacked by a dog and was in pain this was a helpful way to put her out without it being messy or horrible for a first time kill. Thank you
This is the method I was taught as a child. As an adult I researched other methods, for example cutting of the throat, but I'm simply not confident that I wouldn't cause suffering that way, e.g. what if I hesitate, what if the knife is blunt etc. As you said in your video, I like it best when the head pops right off, because then there's absolutely no room for doubt that the job is done, the chicken is gone. I do still have a nasty habit of dropping the chicken once the head pops off and the wings flap - and more than once I've seen the dropped headless chicken get up and try to run away: yes folks that's a real thing.
aha i used to love watching our headless chooks runnig around like that as a kid, and when i finally get the courage up to try this on my chooks, i will no doubt drop it when it starts flapping also lol
And unfortunately this is exactly what happened me today with my chicken having watched this video (all my own fault). I pulled to hard I think😬
Well, this IS where the old saying, "I've been running around like a chicken with its head cut off" comes from!
Ma'am, thank you very much for having the empathy, class and grace to post this and to do it with such courage and factual honesty.
I haven't had to do this yet, but know that it could be tomorrow or within the next four years, but it is inevitable for my laying girls. When that time comes this video and your empathetic yet factual post will be exactly what is needed .... when it is needed and with appropriate dispatch.
You're a strong and admirable lady. Thank you. You're an exceptional teacher and friend to folks you've never even met before.
God Bless you.
Thank you so much for posting this. I’m doing more research for my 2nd time butchering. I butchered 1 rooster a few weeks ago and felt so sick with my technique that I’ve put off long enough doing the other 3 from our flock. Your technique is very humane and heart is so sweet and pure. You get why I want to raise and process meat for my own family because of ensuring a quality life for the animal. I love your heart. And that you pray over your animals. It requires a strength only God can provide as taking a life, even a chickens, can wreak havoc on your heart.
Thank you for teaching me a new method to cull chickens I've only used the cone method which is a bit impractical for culling a sick injured bird I won't be eating.
It’s good to have several methods and be able to choose what works best for the situation
I'm an atheist and hearing you say you pray over it made me cry. Thank you for your compassion.
Very helpful and indeed touching, in an unfamiliar sense. Especially that prayer bit. Thanks for making this video and God bless.
It’s amazing that you pray for your animals before it. As someone who wants to live on a homestead at some point, I may have to do it, and praying seems to be an amazing idea.
U kill any chickens yet?
My mom always thanked the animal for giving its life for her's, then prayed for a clean kill. Prayed that the animal would be spared all pain and welcomed into Heaven. Once it was over she'd say a prayer of gratitude that things went well and thank our Father for providing for her.
Now, to be honest, when she had to kill 20+ birds and process them all in one day, she'd just say her prayers before she started, then she'd get to work and thank our Lord after it was all done.
In my eyes, it doesn't matter if people believe that there's a place in Heaven for animals or not. She did and the thought was a comfort for her.
My mother was the ONLY person in our family that could do this without flinching. She passed this ability on to my son. And it really is a very special trait. The ability to love animals more than anyone else, and still to be the one to let them go. He was just as passionate about treating animals well as she was.
I think that the fact that they cared so much pushed them to become the killers. They both mentioned at different times that they didn't trust anyone else to do it right. I've seen them both furious when someone else botched the job while hunting or harvesting.
My mother's quite old now and past the ability to do anything like this and we lost our son a few years ago. Now that my daughter and I are bracing ourselves to do the job we both really miss them. They spared us a lot of pain over the years. Sadly, I was such a baby about it that I didn't have them teach me how to do it right and now I deeply regret my cowardice.
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This is what they do in Islam for Halal or Judaism for Kosher.
New subscriber here, so glad I found this channel. I'm new to chickens and wondered how to do this. Fast, with no suffering.
Welcome to chickens! It’s an adventure!
This was very informational & we have the same POV. & Thanks for saying prayers over the livestock hun. I plan to do the same as you. 🤍
Thank you for this! I wish more people were more educated about the meat industry and how cruel and harmful it is to the animals and our environment. I’m a vegetarian myself, but I I’d totally eat meat if I could raise my own chickens. ♥️ Bless you!
I really can't thank you enough for sharing this video. I have had a young rooster who is is creating lots of chaos in the flock, hurting the hens so badly they're not going into the coop at night. I've known I need to do something and you have inspired to go for it. I got him this morning and it was such a quick and clearly humane method. Thanks to you I will go forward confidently as I manage my flock!
I am so glad you found this and it worked for you!
Yes sometimes the aggressive roosters are doing so much damage and creating a horrible living environment for all the other birds, this is a step that needs to be taken.
Thank you so much for your compassion. Thank you so much for creating this video, knowing the risks you take on, opening yourself up, personally, to what can often result in cruel comments, judgement, etc. I needed to see this. It's been 20 years since I've harvested chickens. And you're right, it's never easy. Prayer is a part of it. Choosing to be honest about where our meat comes from. Rejecting industrial meat production is why I raise meat too, but I struggle with taking our rooster's lives. Out of town farms get swamped in the roosters we in town are not allowed to have, and as a renter, I find myself in the position of having to take the life of Fireball. He is such a glorious creature. I needed to be reminded of his happy, safe, good life from the day he came here as an incorrectly-sexed chick. He grew up in a beautiful, wild yard, among other happy hens. He has experienced crowing, mating, flying, roosting, wandering about... I think I have the courage to use the broomstick method today. Thank you for sharing your own journey and technical reassurance.
As a person dreaming of a homestead, I know this will initially be an emotional and difficult task. I am so appreciative for this video, your wisdom, and your approach.
I am not a homesteader or anything but had an interest in the subject. I was hoping to see a quick 10 second video of a snap and done but hearing your story really helped me take the whole process more seriously and feel more respect towards the animal. That was incredible, God bless you and your farm!
So I paused this right before you began the process. My heart is in my throat already, HOWEVER. I do believe that it's good for it to be difficult and tug at your heart when culling a chicken. I feel when we get to the point of it not bothering you at all, your compassion and Thankfulness for that life is lost. Harvesting meat from an animal, whether you've raised it or it was just given to you is an amazing journey, a more healthy journey and it shouldn't be taken lightly or made easy. Through this, we learn exactly how much we truly care for our animals and how thankful we are that our "babies" provide what we need from them. 😍🥰
Thanks for this video. I had to cull one of our hens that was not doing well and I used this method. It was still not easy for me, but the hen was relaxed and the kill was quick. I am fairly new to raising chickens and this gave me confidence in being able to harvest and/or cull chickens humanely.
I have watched this video several times, as I have been apprehensive about carrying out the dislocation myself. But, you’ve given me courage, as I have to dispatch a little pet bantam hen with a damaged/broken/dysfunctional foot whom I have tried to heal for a month. I’ve had my husband do the dispatching of extra roosters all this time, and then I did the processing. Tonight, it’s my turn to put on my big girl pants and do it for this little hen. Thank you for making this video; it is so lovingly done to both the bird and us fellow pet lovers and/or homesteaders.
You can totally do this. Super hard mentally and emotionally at first, but equally empowering ❤️
I pulled too hard, I guess…but for sure she didn’t suffer! Thank you again!
You are very welcome
Good job!!
It’s not a bad thing to pull hard. I normally prefer to pull the head off but felt it was too graphic for video
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead Thank you for that last comment…you have been a blessing to me, and it’s comforting to pray for these chickens!!!!
Thank you. I needed to see this. So I learn to deal with dispatching our roosters instead of giving them away not knowing how they would pass. It is a cowardly solution. Looking away..
It’s not cowardly but it is good to have the skill and be able to handle your own
I am given a fair amount of birds every year by people who can’t (for whatever reason) process them.
I am always upfront and let them know what my intentions are, which I feel is important so there is no misunderstanding
I am guilty of giving away roosters, too. One set of brother Buff Brahma roosters were so gentle and beautiful, I had to give them away. They are living several years later in their third new home! Because of various reasons. And the funny thing is the final home took them specifically to turn them into dinner, but the new owners found them too endearing and pretty to do anything more than keep them as pets! So funny, because these people raise and process chickens all the time.
I have some chickens that I have for no other reason than entertainment. They will die of old age here
@@hotartesian4163 I find the Brahma roosters overall to be absolutely the best. In my experience, they are far less likely than any of the other 'calm' breeds to create havoc and become aggressive. The other benefit, of course, is that they are incredibly beautiful, and seem to not eat as much as one would think considering their size.
Thank you so very much for this video, we had a hen that was suffering from ascites and wasn’t getting any better and I was able to be brave enough to do this because of your video and the beautiful prayer over your chicken. Listening to you gave me peace and courage that I needed to do what was right for my hen. God bless you and your homestead journey ❤
May God bless you, as well. It isn’t an easy thing raising food, but it is a good way to live
Thank you for your comment ❤️
thank you, some people dont realise this is helpful to put a humane end to a suffering chickens life if it cant be saved
Thank you for the video. My wife has a sick chicken (likely organ failure), and watching this video has given me the courage to dispatch her on my own to stop her from suffering. THANK YOU.
I have to thank you so much for making this video! I keep my hens as pets, but last night I found one of them in a very sorry state - an extreme case of cloacal prolapse that had no hope of being fixed. The vets were closed at that point so professional euthanasia wasn't an option and I couldn't leave her that way overnight. I'm very grateful for your video, I've never had to kill one of my animals before but your video made it so much easier, you helped me to do the right thing and do it correctly too. Thank you! :)
Hey I can’t find your after dispatch video. How do you drain the chicken and process it?
I just bought four unsexed chicks for the first time in my life, and start to panic about what if one of them is rooster ( we are not allowed to raise rooster in our backyard). I want to give the rooster away, but my farmer friend suggested me to butcher them. I felt hard to do it if I raised them from little chicks. But after I watched your video, I changed my mind, I would rather to do it in a humanity way by myself than give them away to someone I don’t know and leave my chicken to potential suffering. Thanks so much for your video, I especially love the prayer part.
Congratulations on your first chickens!
You will have a rooster or possibly a few. It’s hard to find homes for roosters, in general
I am glad this video gave you some peace of mind about butchering. It isn’t easy, nor should it be, but it is part of healthy livestock management
Thank you for this video. Your kindness and sincerity helped me to prepare for what I might have to do with a sick bird. I love my babies, and this will not be for meat but to prevent more suffering. I cried, but really respect how you approached this.
Sending hugs your way
Thank you for this! I have been using someone to cull my birds for me when they are ready to process. This helps me to see I can do it on my own. I had heard of the broomstick method but didn't know how it worked. As a child, my Grandparents and Dad would chop off the head and it would run around the yard for a minute headless. This seems much less traumatic for me and still getting the job done quickly. New Subscriber!
Thank you so much for this video. We got a rooster with some chicks I bought and he had just started crowing. We aren't allowed to have roosters in our area and I had already been and apologised to the neighbours for the early morning wake up calls. This is not a task I would want to do often, but thank you for making it relatively simple and humane.
Thank you so much. My poor hen has water belly ang it’s so hard for me to end her life. I am still unsure if I could do this. But this is the most humane I have ever encountered so far.
Sending hugs for you. It’s not always easy to do what’s right for our animals.
Thank you.. I was shaking after I did this. I prayed and I have more respect now for the life of every animals. Sad but I know she’s not suffering anymore.
Slitting throats is less pain
A vet?
@@YOYO-ew8mp Far far more stressful for a sick animal, not as fast, and very expensive.
This appears so much better than cutting the jugular. I still struggle with this side of homesteading but I agree this is the most responsible way of eating meat.
Excellent video, great instruction, and I am glad that you give clear and concise warnings about what to expect when doing this. I love that you pray over the chicken.
Thank you! I wanted to be sure people (especially if they haven't been apart of the process) knew what to expect so they could decide whether to watch or not.
I feel strongly over praying over our animals prior to processing. They sustain us and I am thankful for that.
Thank you for your video. I don't harvest meat, but I have recently inherited chickens and am a newbie. I had a hen that was suffering and I knew I had to cull her, but had no idea if I could do it or not. I was so concerned about hurting her and didn't think I could cut the throat. I overdid it, but felt good about that, because I knew she didn't suffer and was gone. Because of your video I was able to confidently and humanely cull her. I now feel comfortable that I can care for my chickens and love them and also lovingly cull them if and when they are suffering. Thank you so much.
thank you. It takes courage to make a video like this these days. This is also good to know when you have put down a sick or severely injured animal in your care.
Thank you.
It’s good for anyone raising small livestock to have the ability to put down any animal that may be suffering, whether they raise for meat or not
I appreciate your kind words
hello! you don't pull the neck with the hands?
Thank you for posting this. It’s not only informative but I appreciate the care and respect you put into the culling of your animals. This was a big concern of mine knowing that I will be consuming some of my flock at some point but wanted to be humane when it came to harvesting. Thanks again
You have the calmest voice and demeanor. Thank you, I've got two extra roosters to take care of tomorrow. I think I can do it because of your explanation. I appreciate this.
we found this to be the best method as well
we have tried several methods and this is definitely what I am most comfortable doing.
and thank you for the comment! Made my day!
Why not let them live?
@@ryanwelsch9384 Other than the fact that they're going to eat them, it's just not practical to keep old, non-laying hens or roosters. Comes down to limited space for me.
As a new homesteader I truly appreciate the information this video provides but most importantly your heart and the intention behind it. ❤
I remember as a little boy watching my G Ma twirling the chicken round and round and then suddenly snapping the head off. I could say I was traumatized but, I wasn't. The ugly part was G Ma smiling at me and then the chicken running around!! Thank you for your video!
Thank you. I'm a vegetarian and don't eat my chickens but I do eat the eggs and someday when the chickens get old and I need to put them out of their misery I'll do this.
I thought that would be much worse. I'm glad I got up the courage to watch this video.
Thank you, I'm very new to owning chickens and have considered raising meat chickens but very hesitant on dispatching them myself. I found your video too not only be helpful but more importantly compassionate. I would get extremely nervous about even watching videos about this and have turned off all of them until I found yours, you really did this in such a calm and compassionate way. Thank you again!
We’re beginning our homesteading journey and this is, as I’m sure is common, the part that I feel most uncomfortable with. I really appreciate this video and your approach to the topic, it gives me a bit more confidence to be able to take care of our animals. Thank you for this!
I just wanted to say thank you for sharing. When I had a sick chicken in December the only broomstick method I found on you tube was aweful. Not helpful at all. It scared the crap outta me. But being a homesteader, I know it's part of the process. Thank you, thank you.
When I was a kid, saw my Mum use a sharp knife to slit the throat of chicken, but I think it would be hard for beginner and to make it perfect the first few chicken will have to suffer....Thank you for teaching me this method.
no please don't kill animals be a real human.
Just like many others I really wanted to say thank you for this video - yesterday was the first time I had to do this for a rooster and your video was so helpful both in coping with it and ensuring he could go quickly with no pain. I really appreciate it, and I think your way of viewing responsibility and ability to look at the reality of where the meat comes from is absolutely amazing, and I will be bringing that mindset with me forwards.
I wish I had seen this video & your mention of the head sometimes popping off earlier today. I had to euthanize a sick chicken I’d been nursing for two weeks this morning this way and because she had lost so much muscle mass her head came off with very little pressure and I thought I had really done something wrong. It was the first time Ive ever had to do it and I have been so upset. Thank you for your video, I do feel a tiny bit better knowing it was extremely quick and she was calm the whole time.
Thank you for posting this video, I grew with my grandmother telling me how the chicken in the grocery stores didn't taste as good as raising your own chickens. Now my children and I raise chickens and it's been an amazing process to loop back around to tending and raising our own food. I know my grandmother would be happy to see her great grandbabies getting the best food and nutrician!
This is the most "peaceful" way I've seen, slitting the throat has never sat right with me. If it comes to it, this will be the method I use.
I have a sick chook that is on her way out and I dont want her to suffer. The respect you have and the respectful way you spoke was absolutely beautiful. Thankyou for being brave enough to post this so we can let our animals that are suffering go to god. bless you ❤
Sending you hugs
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead thankyou. I was hysterical afterwards but I couldn't let her suffer any longer. 😢
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead thankyou ❤
Thank you for posting this. I've been looking for different ways of humanely (quickly) euthanize chickens. I've raised hens for a long time and never been (emotionally) able to euthanize any of them. But I've had multiple issues with older chickens (e.g. older chickens being pecked by younger chickens or older chickens getting sick and spreading it to younger chickens). A year ago, I actually had the worst ever experience with an older chicken getting sick and spreading it to others. Caused a lot of stress for me and the chicks and not everyone made it
I think it might be better to give a chicken a good life, then put them down toward the end, at least before they can deteriorate or even hurt their sisters with illness. This is a very simple method you showed. And it's definitely better than watching your chickens suffer illness while trying to save them. So thank you again. It's not pretty. But, honestly, neither is life sometimes.
I also like the prayer you did, and I hope I'll remember it. It's always important to respect the animal you raised
Thanks for sharing your emotional concerns. I have always wanted to raise chickens but I never had the courage to even start because I couldn't deal with the end process. This video was a blessing for me.
at what age do they start to deteriorate?
This is the best method there is. This is the best video for anybody looking for a humane way to dispatch a chicken. Thank you!!!
Thank you for posting this. I needed to put one of our chickens out of its misery (slowly dying) and it gave me the courage to do it humanely. Thanks.
Did it work? Painlessly?
I really appreciate your honest and sincere video. I especially loved the prayer🙏 before dispatching the bird. It really helped! Thank you so much ! Bless you❤️
THIS is the best dispatching video I have seen. Thank you. I have watched many use the cone, but my heart hurts every time. I dread the day I have to do this. This method seems to be where I'm headed. My only question though- Do you still get a proper bleed out? I didn't think I saw a processing video that followed. THANK YOU for your compassion with your animals. This is the worst part about having them.
I haven’t done a processing video.
Most of the time I pull until the head comes off. I felt it was too graphic for video, although reality and probably best method.
If the head doesn’t come off, my next action is to remove the head and bleed out
I butchered my first chicken today, I used what I learned in this video, it was quick and painless, thank you for the video and making it so easy, the wife feels much better about it now that she’s seen it done as well.
Hats up. This is what i was looking for. Thanks for teaching the humane method.
Thank you. Glad this is of help
Same!
How can you consider unnecessarily killing someone that does not want to die humane?
Ask the ignorant carnivore humans 🤷♂️
@@ryanwelsch9384 Easy - by killing our food quickly and without undue suffering.
People have sharp teeth AND flat teeth for a reason - we were intended to eat meat as well as vegetables. How can you consider asking loaded questions like this anything but harassment and imposing your belief on others?
Thank you so much for teaching this important part of homesteading. Where can I find your next steps video for cleaning and butchering the chicken?
Thank you so much for the hands-on, gentle instruction and transfer of knowledge. I've been dreading having to kill the chickens we raised for meat.... But I believe I can do this... Prayer included.... Much better than running to the local grocery store!
I have been keeping chickens for meat and eggs for about 18 years and always used the beheading method to do my chooks. Sharp knife to the jugular then spinal cord was quick and effective but messy. Today I wanted to make a roast dinner so I did a young rooster using your method and using a large (12 inch) industrial bolt instead of rebar. What a difference it was! He was still beheaded, but it was almost instant, with very little blood! I will definitely always use this method from now on, so thank you very much for posting it!
God Bless and have a great day!
man even with this method that seems so hard to do, i wish id grown up doing something like this to make it easier. i dont think i could do that unless i was starving and with no alternative
The lead in, explaining to viewers what might be disturbing and the concerns wrt cruelty : very well done.
Thank you! You have demonstrated how to harvest meat with heart and intention. The throat cutting technique it to much for me. I believe I may now have the courage to harvest one of my roosters for the first time.
Blessings to you, thank you again.
Thank you so much for your method. I used it yesterday and it was so much more humane. I hated cutting their neck and letting them bleed out. I will also be doing it with my ducks. You are now my hero!!
Instant pot pressure cooker works well for older birds.
Tim Cathy Corbett Bates these bride will definitely need to be slow cooked. I don’t have an instant pot. It’s on my want list!
Tim Cathy Corbett Bates you kill them before putting them in instapot right?
@@alexlewin yes. We make our dog food this way, bones are soft.
Many thanks for your heartfelt video,
I have a sick chicken (Mareks) that I need to kill, something I have great difficulty with. Your kindness and prayer towards your rooster have helped me gain the courage and commitment to do this. Thank you ❤️
I had a fox attack with horrible wounds yes I have also used this method the end life quickly to prevent suffering
Great job!
Dirtpatcheaven thank you....for everything ❤️
I literally wouldn’t be where I am without you. I turned to your videos for years to learn and I am honored to be able to give back.
@God Love shaddap
Thank you so much for sharing this method, despite it not being able to be monetized. I learned a lot and you helped me to use this on my own sick chicken.
Thankyou so much! This turned out to be the best way for me to euthanize two rooster for the first time, that were attacking other chickens. It was so quick. I felt completely confident that it would be quick and painless. I definitely benefitted from this video. Thanks again
I am so glad it was helpful ❤️ this is probably the hardest part of raising livestock
Thank you. Not a job I've come to yet, but need to. I feel your concerns for the animal and the emotional nature of this in your voice. Much respect.
Please video slaughter chicken 🐓🦃🔪🔪🔪🔪🙏🙏🙏
Amen! Beautiful difficult video. Thank you. I felt so much guilt yesterday for putting an injured animal down and it made me feel weak. It makes me feel better knowing other people respect and love animals this much and do this respectfully.
Thank you so much for this. You helped my wife and I tackle this difficult task, tremendously. The prayer 🙏🏼 is beautiful. ❤️
I am new to homesteading. I have never had to dispatch yet. Could you explain why this method is selected over the inverted cone slicing throat method ?
I am not a fan of cutting throats on live animals. There is nothing wrong with the cone process, but this method is more comfortable for me
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead I respect your choice. I was hoping for a more in-depth answer. Is this just a preference situation or is there benefits/draw backs to one way over the other ?
Thank you for this video. I grew up processing chickens so it does not bother me, but I wanted a cleaner method. This is exactly what I needed to know.
Thank you for all the wisdom you have given us regarding this difficult subject. We, as humans are totally disengaged with nature and survival; these are basic things we need to relearn to survive.
Thank you so very much!!! God has blessed us with all things, and I am so thankful for your video… May the Lord bless you, hope you all are well….
Is there a chance of not placing the bar at the correct spot?
Not really. It’s just used to hold the head/neck in place. The neck itself will stretch out when you pull. The head may come off, which isn’t a bad thing. Makes the process of bleeding out quicker and easier
@@LittleBitsofHeavenHomestead and you pull with the legs?
Yep. Don’t second guess yourself. Commit and pull
Question: can anyone please explain why the chicken appears to be gasping for air, beak movement. I'm asking cause my daughters 1st experience, had that and she's worried she done it wrong?? Thank you ✌️ ❤
Thank you for making this video even if it was 4 years ago! I really appreciate it. I was actually a vegan for a portion of time, and a vegetarian for years - like on and off for over a decade. I love animals, so, so much. But, I have found that eating meat has helped me heal a lot of my chronic health conditions, both physical and mental. For my body, after a life of struggling to find what it even means to feel healthy, meat is so extraordinary. It is so hard for me, I feel like a hypocrite getting meat from the store. I really do. I don't like not knowing where it came from, how it lived, how it was handled, or knowing it was well cared for. I am playing with the idea of getting some chickens in the spring, maybe starting with my own eggs. But, I really try to only eat meat that I could one day see myself harvesting, so right now it's mostly just chicken and fish. I feel like being connected to the meat I consume might be a good learning experience for me. It is deeply emotional, and I get upset thinking about it... but I also know that eating meat is important to me. It's a hard subject.
I don't think killing an animal should be easy. I think it should be an emotional investment. Knowing that you were responsible for providing them a very healthy, comfortable, safe and happy environment it important. And in return, you contribute to the circle of life. But you are showing the animal respect, investing your own life in theirs. A lot of good things to think about. Thank you again, I respect you as well and think you are doing a wonderful job. I think it is amazing for us all to get to help each other.
This was very informative, thank you! I am wondering how you know their spine has snapped and not like a dislocated hip instead?
Thank you. You words have given me strength to cull my roosters. My hens will be grateful. 🙏
I found this very helpful. I had three chicks hatch out and two were roosters. I already have 2 and for the sake of my girls these young ones need to go but I’ve been procrastinating the deed. This gives me the courage to do what’s best for the flock. Thank you. I will be praying over mine as well.
Thank you so much for the video. My husband and I are new homesteaders and thinking of raising chickens for meat for the same reasons that you expressed in this video I appreciate you saying it and I appreciate you showing how to do it properly and hopefully I can learn and be comfortable enough to do it myself.
If when you check it blinks, then what do you do? do the broomstick method again? or cutting the throat?
I did it, Thanks for the video. It worked well. I will be doing this technique form now on.
I have to put down my roo today and this really helped, I’ve been so nervous about making sure it’s a clean painless process for him and I just want to do it right the first time. Thank you
GREAT JOB!
Looking forward to more of your training videos, excellent for training my wife and children.
Welcome! I have a bunch of videos on my channel. I need to be better about new content, but hope you find what I have up helpful
Thank you, I have been trying to find the best way to help my hurting chickens out of their misery... best video, and I love how you exude love for your chickens
Sending hugs for you.