[wolverine]

I'm going with my mate as the missus I a vegi. Just wondered if anyone else will be there I'm looking forward to it. Don't know is that is a strange thing to look forward to but more looking forward to the other bits not the killing bit.

[NormandyMary]

As you are looking forward to it, I hope you have a great day....I think you're very brave!

[joyfull]

well done for learning how to do the deed, it never is nice but sometimes needs must.

[Junie]

I would be interested to know what they recommend for the killlng, we have the plucking, cleaning bit sussed, but had trouble with one chicken, the others have been OK though.

[joyfull]

I think on these courses they tend to do the broomstick method, I have done this way, plus using an axe but prefer to use one of these:-
http://www.ascott.biz/acatalog/Humane-Wall-Mounted-Dispatcher-PY91.html
unless it is for very small chicks (such as sickly newly hatched ones) then I do this differently 

[Junie]

thank you joyfull - looks interesting, we only do a few - any cockerels that we get from any eggs or from chicks, so we wait until they are a decent size so this should work.
We did the axe, but doing Sussex, the feathers made it tricky, it was easier on the Co - nu though.

[Aidy]

I know roughlee did this course, I must admit to thinking of doing it myself. I put to the wife during our tea on Sunday  didn't get a good reaction to growing our own. So its on the back burner at the mo.

[wolverine]

yeah it was the broomstick method very quick and clean. Great course I would recomend it.  thanks to gay for letting us use her house and thanks to Alison