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    de-crowing a Roo

    LilyD do you have the name of that vet that is two counties away so i can contact them for info?
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    de-crowing a Roo

    Thank you Daniel for bringing the thread back to the heart of knowledge. Hopefully someone on this forum has some experience on decrowing and can share their education.
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    de-crowing a Roo

    So, again, please if anyone has suggested medical texts to read I would appreciate more knowledge.
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    de-crowing a Roo

    caponizing would take away the ability to have chicks so no its not the same thing
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    de-crowing a Roo

    Most of the operations are done under anesthesia, and I have seen several Roos after. They will be a little sore for a day or two but its just like getting over a sore throat. They are back to a happy life very quickly.
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    de-crowing a Roo

    I have known silenced roos in the past when I lived down in Louisiana. Its common practice down there. I'm having difficulty finding a vet here with a decent knowledge of bird anatomy, that I feel is component enough. This is not just a "google search" for a barbarian home job. That's why...
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    de-crowing a Roo

    I have been looking into several different methods: removing the voice box, cutting the vocal cords, augmenting syrnix (the flap of skin at the bottom of the trachea), cutting the tongue, and I heard tail of a way to make two small holes in the voice box "in lue" of removal. You may think...
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    Egg-laying STOP?

    Try adding a heat lamp to there nesting area. Also yogurt and oyster shell calcium to there diet. You can also add a day lamp to the area out side there nest to increase light hours, similar to what they do in some green houses during the winter months.
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    My new rooster isn't getting along with my hens, help/advice?

    eat him, he will get long with your belly
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    OK I admit, I'm a bad chicken owner...

    It sounds like its time to fill your freezer up with chicken, sanitize there living environment and get new birds.
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    How to trap an escaped chicken

    Get a few friends to join the hunt. Circle around her at a greater distance, have your friends herd her to you. Then catch her with your hands.
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    Need Help With A Problem.

    Give them a variety of fresh healthy veggies to increase there nutrients. It is important to have proper amino acids in there diet for feather production. Also yogurt will help fatten them up and strengthen their egg shells.
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    de-crowing a Roo

    I am looking for scientific data on different ways to De-crow a rooster. Please keep opinions to your self, I am strictly looking for facts, research, reference materials (i.e. books, articles, medical texts, etc.....). Thank you for your time.
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