Thanks for following and supporting our lifestyle Winston! I haven't done a post on how to kill/prepare chickens, I don't know if I would, there's a lot of great resources out there, and putting it here might be yeah...like you say...grisly.

This is the BEST article I have ever seen: How to Humanely Butcher Your Chicken http://abundantpermaculture.com/how-to-humanely-butcher-your-own-chicken-dinner/

When roosters start messing up the flock it is essential to remove them. We have found it really hard to find new homes for them, so they have become another part of our food supply.