I was reading How and Why to Caponize Backyard Chickens and How Caponizing is Done--
I know that silkie meat is regarded as a delicacy in Chinese cuisine. I have 20 new Silkie chicks. I had to buy them unsexed, and I only want to keep the pullets.
How does one go about caponizing birds that...
I kept chickens from 1996-2005, took some time off, and now have 43 5-weekers, a variety of Speckled Sussex, Partridge Cochin, and Easter Egger, a dual purpose flock.
My chickens are 5 weeks, and I want to try caponizing the males. It's too early to be sure of sex based on appearance alone, so I was wondering if vent sexing is possible with older birds and if it becomes easier to vent sex at this age compared to at hatching.
My chickens are mostly Speckled...
