> Wow, that *is* a pretty specific skill... I'd have to see it done many > times before I'd be confident to try it. He could probably sell an > instructional video to homesteader types. I have a hard time > separating the skull from the spine when they're dead, let alone still > breathing. I know someone who's grandma used to kill chickens by > twisting the head right off in one movement. She'd hold it and pet it > until it calmed down, then *pop*! Another trick I'd like to learn. > > Julian
Very recently, there was a huge scandal in the local paper about a "kill gone bad" at a high school's ag class. The school has for decades offered this class, and the students were offered the choice of whether to witness the slaughtering and processing of a lamb. My slaughter guy really arced up when I brought up the subject. He said the guy who did it was a complete and total imbecile because he essentially used this technique and really botched it - apparently rather theatrically - in front of the kids. One of the kids was really freaked and took it to the press. Bob said, when Willie did it, there wasn't even the thrashing about that occurs from a bullet. And he also said that the animals nearby had zero reaction to the event. Maybe I'll search around for a description of this method and post a link if I can find one. He said it could not be done on the rams. Barb _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
