Poultry incapacitator and method of use

A method for rendering fowl insensate, comprising the steps of:

• generating a radio frequency from between approximately 5 gigahertz and approximately 40 gigahertz and with an average power density from between approximately 10 milliwatts per square centimeter and approximately 100 milliwatts per square centimeter;
• directing the radio frequency along at least one field guiding structure;
• exposing a fowl's body to the radio frequency by placing the body adjacent the at least one field guiding structure for a period of time from between approximately 3 seconds and approximately 30 seconds.

An incapacitator, comprising:

• a radio frequency generating source generating a radio frequency from between approximately 5 gigahertz and approximately 40 gigahertz and with an average power density from between approximately 10 milliwatts per square centimeter and approximately 100 milliwatts per square centimeter;
• wherein the radio frequency generating source is connected to at least one field guiding structure which limits the spatial range of the radio frequency field, and wherein an animal is rendered insensate by placing the animal in close proximity to the field guiding structure for a predetermined period of time.

A method for incapacitating an animal upright and being conveyed with its body oriented between parallel plates and wherein the conveyor moves the upright animal at a predetermined rate of speed to achieve the desired exposure time to a radio frequency and wherein the frequency is within the range from between approximately 5 gigahertz and approximately 40 gigahertz and having an average power density from between approximately 10 milliwatts per square centimeter and approximately 100 milliwatts per square centimeter.