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Yes, he truly cares. The whole reason he started offering this option, and did the research and training to be able to, is because he really particularly likes chickens and believes they are a great benefit to families in many ways, so wanted more people to be able to have them (and be able to...

I had our rooster done by this vet and I found him to be a caring, kind person. He gave care advice for the immediate aftermath, which we followed to the letter, and also suggested that I keep the rooster confined such that he couldn't stretch out his neck in order to allow the changes to heal...

Yes, because learning the facts is always a bad idea? I guess you won't want to know about my roo's utter joy when he was reunited with his flock. I offered my roo a chance at life, in the bosom of his family. And believe me, he would rather be with his girls than be moved to the country in...

Well, Rancher hicks and Speckledhen, you would both be incorrect in your assumptions. It is not like debarking a dog in that the procedure is very different as the noise-making mechanism is wholly different; also this procedure is humane, unlike older home procedures that make me ill to think...

Btw, Tim, I don't know how to help you with the problems of the hens cackling too loudly. If you're not allowed to have as many chickens as you want where you live, that's tricky to start with, much less trying to also keep roosters. Ah-- another way to reach Dr James is to go to...

Hi Tim-- You can reach Dr James by scrolling back in this thread and finding a post from Dr James. Click on his name (BlueDogsOnly) and you'll get options, choose "Send a PM" and that will give you a private message window to send to Dr James. He'll receive that. Hope this helps.

I'm re-posting my long story about taking my roo to Dr James for the procedure. My roo is still very happy, the neighbor is happy, we are VERY happy. But first, to "Skink": You don't know what you're talking about with respect to what this procedure does, the results it creates, nor do you...

I took our roo up to Dr James and it was great meeting him. I spent the afternoon at a local archeological site while the surgery was being done. I'm sure you'll be able to get this arranged.

Eburger-- Just a note that Dr James has a variety of roosters that have already had the procedure done, you can buy one from him directly. I personally think that's a better idea, it's certainly less expensive overall. I'm the one who wrote the long opus about my journey with our roo up to see...

Exactly. And I can testify that the bird feels the same way!!!!

We are so very happy we took our rooster up to Dr James Richards of OK. I agree that "de-crow" is complete misnomer for this surgery. "Lowered volume" is much more correct. Here is the report I wrote about our experience and posted in this thread previously: I apologize for the length of this...

To 4 the Birds: Your statement that de-crowing is illegal is not the case. There are no such laws, in fact poultry have virtually no rights in the agribusiness chicken world and new rules have just come out that allow further speeding up of lines and abuse of poultry in slaughterhouses. Do...

Ouch, I feel your pain-- thankfully ours was prevented by Dr James. Well.... I actually hate to see the comparison of this procedure with declawing cats, because that surgery leaves lasting scars and dysfunctions and I don't believe this procedure does. The rooster is not prevented from doing...

Ah, ok, I understand. Well, I don't mean to hijack our thread here. Definitely, having a good rooster helps. Our first rooster, who turned into an aggressive monster, wasn't even a very good watchroo, and was rough with the hens. It's so marvelous to see what a really good rooster can do...

Well... that just proves he's sensitive to the ladies' needs. Sounds like my Dred, which is why I went to such extreme trouble to see that we could retain his services-- he's a jewel. Off topic-- I wanted to say that our cats are terrified of the chickens, even our alpha male who weighs close...

I posted a long description of our experience with taking our rooster, Dred, to Dr James for the surgery (it's back at post #279 on page 28). We remain extremely happy that we spent the time and money to get it done, and believe me Dred is extremely happy to be back in the bosom of his family...

Quote: Yes, gryeyes, that's pretty much what I wanted to say. --Victoria

Here in New Orleans they passed an ordinance that took effect in March 2013 that outlaws roosters in the parish (county). However, it's based entirely on whether a neighbor complains or not. If a neighbor complains, animal control (LA/SPCA) investigates and if a rooster is discovered (in one...

You're welcome. It's now been 18 days since we returned Dred to his family and the neighbor has not complained (knock wood). My partner was out front this morning and the neighbor and he chatted for a while about this and that-- the neighbor didn't mention any problem so we are starting to...

Dr James has verified, previously in this thread, that the vet in Phoenix who taught him the surgery is Dr. Babcock. Should be able to look him up. We love our Dred and we are so very happy that he is staying with us and with his ladies. --Victoria