Posts by SnowShoez

Thanks !  On my way to Lowes.  

 

Quote: Originally Posted by catdaddyfro  Yeah they won't crow or develop their sex feathers(hackles saddle and sickles) or the big ol glorious combs and wattles they will look more like a long legged over grown...

I agree with you Dia'  And the Magpies are horrible here also.  They can EAT baby chicks besides cackling all day long but you know how some people are,... if ya Ain't supposed to have it... they need to "One Up Ya" every...

You know what?  There is a farmer in Oregon that has done this since his boyhood.  Can you imagine that I am about to buy tickets and go to Newberg OR to have him teach me how to perform this?  Anyone need a hen from...

Your information is not entirely correct.  According to a plethora of research you might reconsider.?   In caponisation, the surgical castration of male chickens, the testes of the male chicken are completely removed. As...

I like the idea of maybe keeping him in at night and in the morning but as you know they crow all day long!  Yet I will suggest it to them and thank you so much for taking the time. :) 

We raise pets and those clients that have Roos that can not be kept in backyards must be culled.  Some roos where trying to pass as hens until they started crowing and some little boy still wanted to keep Mr. Freckles.  I...

Ok does anyone know of an ole'timer farmer that might have castrated roosters to show me how its done?  I know how to do it yet do not want to make an attempt without proper training to ensure the best outcome of the roos. ...