A method for suspending live poultry by the legs and apparatus, catching means and shackle for carrying out the method

摘要

By the method a piece of poultry (26) is caught by the legs in that a flat catching means (28) with two openings each associated to a bottom part with substantially parallel side edges is moved towards the legs of the poultry, so that the legs pass through each their opening to the bottom part and are moved along by the catching means (28) which thereafter is rotated around a horizontal axis (38) so, that the poultry is suspended with the head downwards. The catching means (28) with the poultry (26) is brought to a position, in which the bottom parts of the catching means (28) are placed over a part of a suspended slaughter shackle (48) comprising two upwardly open and downwardly closed slits that are open vertically upwards from said part which upwardly extends out from a plane of the slaughter shackle (48) that is vertical in use, the legs extending through each their slit. Thereafter the poultry (26) is released from the catching means (28) whereby the legs of the poultry (26) slide through the slits until they are stopped by the feet.