Bleeding a chicken alone
The staff at the John Francis Virology Laboratory use the following method for bleeding chickens without an assistant. The method is a modification of the procedure described above and is written for a right-handed person. Left-handed people soon make their own modifications once they start bleeding chickens alone.
1. Sit on a chair. Turn the chicken on its back and place it on your thighs.
2. Arrange the chicken with its head away from you and place the right wing securely between your thighs.
3. Use your left elbow to secure the legs by holding them down onto your left thigh.
4. Place your left forearm across the chicken and use your left hand to spread out the left wing of the chicken.
5. Use your right hand to bleed the chicken as described above.