This is a badge bit (
BB) that is part of the
PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in
Animal Care.
For this BB, you will slaughter and clean a pigeon.
There is a heap of good information about how to maximize nutrition, minimize cruelty, and increase efficiency in the process. Here is some useful information:
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Practical Slaughter of Poultry
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Raising Urban Pigeons
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Pigeons for Your Homestead
For this BB, the minimum requirements are:
-Start with 1 Live Pigeon
-Killed in a humane manner
-Processed and either prepared or properly stored within an hour
To document your completion, provide proof of the following as pics or
video (less than two minutes):
-Living Pigeon
-Pigeon after slaughter, depicting the method used
-Organs separated into suitable for human consumption / not suitable for humans consumption, next to pigeon feathers