Pigeon Humane Kill

[georgenottingham 7]

Hey all, just got to work and found a pigeon out the back that was in a pretty bad way. His eye was very badly injured and head seemed to be leaning to one side, I decided the best thing was to pull his neck whick I have done many times before but the darn thing still wanted to walk around which I jave never seen before. Is this normal?

Atb

George

[Craig Fosse 286]

Pull the neck till it cracks job done... Or just pull the head off as you often see over aggressive people do haha, can't say it's normal I have never come across it before, if you twist and pulled till a dull thud for the spine breaking it should be dead...beats me !

[georgenottingham 7]

Beats me too. The neck definately snapped. Any harder and I would have pulled his head off. He seemed in less pain after I did it lol. Just been to check and he's a gonna now, must have been a nerve reaction. Cheers craig!

 

George

[AR177 588]

Ive had nerves twitching after they have been dead for a few minutes.. even after the head has come off you can still get it, its just electrical impulses in the muscles, a little un-nerving but its normal and I wouldn't worry about it

 

Every bird I shoot now, even if they look stone dead, I give them a final neck swing just to make sure they are gone.

 

I just hold the head then flick them over in a circular motion with a sharp stop at the bottom, breaks every time

 

ATB

 

Adam

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Chickens do that as well! Most people have heard about chickens running round when the head has been chopped off!

[The one 8,401]

Does sound like nerves if you have done it before and its been a clean quick kill

[Craig Fosse 286]

Ive had nerves twitching after they have been dead for a few minutes.. even after the head has come off you can still get it, its just electrical impulses in the muscles, a little un-nerving but its normal and I wouldn't worry about it

 

Every bird I shoot now, even if they look stone dead, I give them a final neck swing just to make sure they are gone.

 

I just hold the head then flick them over in a circular motion with a sharp stop at the bottom, breaks every time

 

ATB

 

Adam

Haha I don't want try that I have an image of the head staying in my hand and a spray of blood and pigeon is at disconnects!

[barrywhite 282]

dont know if it is true .I read that someone kept a chicken alive with out a head for a long time putting food a water down its neck.

[AR177 588]

 

Ive had nerves twitching after they have been dead for a few minutes.. even after the head has come off you can still get it, its just electrical impulses in the muscles, a little un-nerving but its normal and I wouldn't worry about it

 

Every bird I shoot now, even if they look stone dead, I give them a final neck swing just to make sure they are gone.

 

I just hold the head then flick them over in a circular motion with a sharp stop at the bottom, breaks every time

 

ATB

 

Adam

Haha I don't want try that I have an image of the head staying in my hand and a spray of blood and pigeon is at disconnects!

 

Haha it sometimes happens but more often than not it dosnt, you will get a feel for it

 

ATB

 

Adam