Right here on this sight is probwbly the most complete information on chicken illnesses and what to have on hand to treat them I'll go get a link to make getting started easier.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/emergencies-diseases-injuries-and-cures.10/
also for emergencies and stuff...
There is one other reason he may want one. They are considered a delicasy. At one time in france or england maybe both they were forbidden to be eaten by the peasants they were strictly for the kings and other royals.
Some dogs lick that area before they lose junk and might be habit and the notable difference when they lick afterwards. It is behavior altering but Its not a conscious thought of oh no where'd it go!
Everything I have read says any kind of anestetic (knew I couldn't spell that. ) would be very...
I'd like to add that I didn't do it in the old times crude ways I first tied off the connecting blood vessel with a disolving suture then clipped the gonad off with surgical scissors. I was unhappy with the amount of blood loss from the just yank it with a string ior wire methods. My way would...
They were Barred Rocks. I did the procedures myself about a dozen of them I lost no patients but did have two partial failures where for fear of their life I closed before I found the second gonads. I did the surgery at about10 weeks of age. The first harvest was at about one year the last two...
Mine blended into the flock so well a couple missed being harvested because their leg bands had come off. we knew they should be there but couldn't pick them out. I finally figured them out but it sure wasn't because they were outcasts. They did bulk up noticeably a pet would likely need a...
When starting up and wanting to hatch our own I read up studied the procedure and performed about a dozen caponizations. from first to last all my patients lived. a couple were still roos because I erred on the side of caution and was having trouble locating second gonad. and went ahead and...