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How to slaughter a chicken for food - Quickly and humanely using a chicken killing cone - How to clean a chicken WARNING!! - This video contains graphic images of a chicken being killed. Killing cone available here http://amzn.to/1N7Axep Chicken plucker http://amzn.to/1MR9SYi In this video you will learn how to slaughter a chicken quickly and humanely using a killing cone. If you raise chickens for meat then you will need to learn how to kill and clean a chicken humanely. Even if you don't raise your chickens for meat there will come a time where you may need to cull a bird from your flock due to disease or for the benefit of the flock if you have a particularly aggressive chicken for example. Using a killing cone to slaughter a chicken is one of the lowest risk and most effective way you can manage to minimise the stress caused to the birds and make it a quick as possible whilst also protecting yourself from injury. This is what you will need: - A ‘Killing Cone’ – mine is fabricated from recycled metals (thanks Dad!), but you could also make one from heavy duty flexible plastics, a modified traffic cone, or buy one ready made (look online for suppliers of poultry equipment). - A place to attach your killing cone – a fence post, tree stump or where-ever. Over a compost heap is a good idea. Or put wood shavings under the cone to absorb blood, and then move to an alternate site. - A very very sharp knife for killing – I can’t stress this enough… .if something is going to go wrong it’s most likely because your knife isn’t sharp enough. Get it professionally sharpened, or do it yourself. If you have multiple chooks to kill, sharpen between birds. - A bucket to clean blood and feathers off knife - Clothes you don’t mind getting stained. How to do it: - A lot of people will advise you to lock up your chooks the night before in their house, and to starve them for 24 hours – I don’t do this. I just walk into their yard like it’s a normal morning and pick them up. Ideally there’s not a long distance between their yard and the cone. - Gently place the bird (head first) into the cone. Having a helper makes this much easier – as the bird goes down the cone you may need to put your hand up through the hole in the bottom of the cone to guide the chicken’s head through it (some may tuck their heads in). - When the chicken’s head is protruding from the bottom, gently seperate the feathers on its neck at the point at which you will cut it – you don’t want the added resistance of cutting through feathers. When you are ready, very firmly and quickly cut through the neck, using as much physical strength as you can muster. I usually do it in one motion, tilting the birds head/neck back slightly and as push down with the knife. What to expect after its head has been removed: As you will see in the video the bird’s body will rattle in the cone as it involuntarily spasms. You will feel the head moving in your hand for a few seconds. Keep it in the cone for a while to allow its blood to drain out. The video also shows you how to clean the chicken including plucking its feathers and gutting the chicken. We have also include a demonstration on how to truss you cleaned chicken ready for cooking. Visit our website at http://www.backyardchickenzone.com For cool eco-friendly gadgets check out this site http://www.gogeteco.com Subscribe to our urban farming channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq6yvGQShom0KG2nI6SbP9Q_g?sub_confirmation=1 More urban farming videos https://youtu.be/x0xi4_V41vo https://youtu.be/05a65T6oylo https://youtu.be/p5P7ZfwhJQg Subscribe to our other channel http://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG6kOI3I06PMIVbJbyNP_g?sub_confirmation=1 More Idea Snacks Timber skyscrapers https://youtu.be/C57zCgQZDKc Nature inspired body armour https://youtu.be/w_SRkoZJ5cc Biogas https://youtu.be/rqgEBmf0aEk Social entrepreneur https://youtu.be/8NNyYej0UJg Augmented reality https://youtu.be/UKtEa5iSq-c Sustainable Design Bamboo architecture https://youtu.be/j5SjqFJ-lnk Green School https://youtu.be/S9GAheqtWgI Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUPepH0QulL7SsIf_CIo5zv5a5NU-tXNK Best sustainable homes series Episode 1 https://youtu.be/K36OA0Q_R_E Episode 2 https://youtu.be/sSzKq9vVPpc Episode 3 https://youtu.be/VlhQbAImX48 Episode 4 https://youtu.be/msUbujLMJj0 Episode 5 https://youtu.be/FHtswkQE-Vk To see more videos about sustainable design go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChG6kOI3I06PMIVbJbyNP_g