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Yep, pretty much this. My boys make more fuss over the feathers being plucked from the area than the incision itself, usually. It's not like they're being fully opened up - it's about an inch long cut down through the ribs, and they can't feel a thing as far as the actual internal operations go.

No, they will cease crowing even if it's done up into, say, 6 months old, although I've heard of surgeries done older still resulting in a full, quiet capon. 6-14 weeks is just considered the easiest and safest age - the ribs are still easily pliable, and the testes are still hard enough that...

Yes, it's known as caponizing. It's a very uncommon process in the modern world, but there are still a few of us who practice it. It was very popular during, oh, I'd guess it's about late 1800s - mid 1900s. Mostly for meat purposes, as it results in larger growth and bettee flavor, but it makes...