Decrowing surgery - my roosters experiences

[aart]

Is the premise that if you 'decrow' them before they've ever crowed the surgery is more effective?

Anatomically, what exactly do they do in the surgery?

 

[Double Kindness]

My understanding is that the surgery goes better if they haven't started crowing yet and built up the muscles that get the air volume in and squeezes it to let them belt it out like that.

Idk exactly how the surgery goes, but there are small holes cut open in the air sacks or larynx of the roosters, the surgery is in their throats/airways. The vet said they got 4 different types of anesthesia, and that the ayam cemani needed 4 times the amount of anesthesia than other breeds to get the effect. They are a bit flighty, mine get handled a lot by me, but they freak out every time I go near them, but as soon as I have them in my hands, they melt and love cuddles and petting.

I love my chickens so very much, I want to keep them as long as I can, but a crowing contest is not the way that's going to happen and make for mad neighbors.

Reginald had a little complication after stitches came out yesterday the vet said, and there was a bit of air trapped under his skin, which can happen and is common. She gave him some antibiotics, and they are still under observation. My boys might come home by tomorrow afternoon.

I told the others they are coming back soon, we had a talk this morning about Boss and Reginald, and Nugget is probably going to become a capon this weekend. Nugget is a haffie, he's an ayam cemani x mottled orpington roo, I have 2 haffie pullets and 2 haffie roos. The roos are going to become capons.

I think one of my white bresse roos has yellow feet/legs, he will become a capon, as I can't breed with him. I have 4 ayam cemani roos to make into capons in the next few weeks, unless someone wants them, but they are far from perfect with white toe nails and gray tongues, and are about a month old.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Just found out there's a clinic that's practically within walking distance of my house that does decrowing surgery. I might seriously consider taking a couple of my boys in. What age are yours?

 

[HighStreetCoop]

My boys are very young, only about 12 weeks old. They haven't begun crowing or attempting to crow yet, which from what I read is an important factor as to how successful the surgery is

Thanks! Mine are only a week old, so I don't even know which are roosters yet. But I'm seriously going to think about this.

 

[Double Kindness]

I had a bit of a set back. My flock got a respiratory infection and we had to postpone the next batch of white bresse for the crow reduction surgery. I have 3 bresse roos, so I guess I need to really figure out which 2 go for surgery.

Reginald had some issues a couple weeks ago where we think he got an impacted gizzard. My bf tended to him and he seems recovered. They wheeze after the procedure, so diagnosing the respiratory infection was a bit trickier than normal.

A 3 day course of tylan injections seems to have fixed everyone up. I need to be more careful when I spray sweet pdz powder.

 

[aart]

I had a bit of a set back. My flock got a respiratory infection and we had to postpone the next batch of white bresse for the crow reduction surgery. I have 3 bresse roos, so I guess I need to really figure out which 2 go for surgery.

Reginald had some issues a couple weeks ago where we think he got an impacted gizzard. My bf tended to him and he seems recovered. They wheeze after the procedure, so diagnosing the respiratory infection was a bit trickier than normal.

A 3 day course of tylan injections seems to have fixed everyone up. I need to be more careful when I spray sweet pdz powder.

Spray PDZ powder????

I use the granules on the roost boards, even they can be dusty....
...I can't imagine 'spraying' it....or how or why.

 

[Double Kindness]

Live and learn...

 

[aart]

Live and learn...

Indeed, still curious as to why and how....PM if you prefer.

 

[Double Kindness]

It's a learning curve for sure. The crowing is a bit much for me atm... but I have more candidates for the decrowing surgery. I have 1 better black saturated ayam cemani, and 2 white bresse roos I like.

$150 is what I pay for mine to get done. I've also had a respiratory thing since before Thanksgiving I can't shake.

Never again will I carelessly sprinkle sweet pdz powder again. Going to the dr tomorrow.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

That really sucks. I didn't even know it came in a powder form. Mine is little granules. Hope the doc and figure something out for you!