Anybody on here ever heard of Caponizing ?

[dbcooper02]

chinese capons, very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I don't think I can train my toes to do that. Guess I'll stick with the cords and half bricks.
db

 

[Judy]

Fascinating thread.

I wonder whether anyone has ever tried, or uses, a local anesthetic, or an anesthetic cream, and what their observations were.

 

[redhen]

so..what are the benifits of having a capon? *honest question* does it remove the hormones? will they not crow??

 

[chinese capons]

Quote:
Oh, my album has about "caponize Flowshop fixed desk," the picture, fixed small cock time did not affect the rate of caponizing,
And equipped with a calculator, used for large capons farms

 

[chinese capons]

Quote:
About your question, I think Iowa Wapsie Produce company can answer you http://www.capons.com

We are puzzled, how Wapsie Produce are emasculated? They haven't any information about the technology

 

[BarkerChickens]

Quote:
Caponizing removes the testes, which is where the testosterone is produces. Just like neutering a dog or cat. It is usually done on cockerels because the testes are too large to safely remove in a mature roo. Once a capon reaches maturity, it is typically larger, gentler and more quiet than a roo. Capons are also good mothers and are very protective of both chicks and hens. Well, per what I have been told...my grandpa used to raise Barred Rock capons before I was born. Unfortunately he passed before I was born...I would have loved to learn from him!

 

[chinese capons]

They will crow at 5% or less,if they are at 80 days can also make the second castration

 

[HidingInTheHenHouse]

Quote:
What do you mean by "second castration" Do you mean that if they are caponized at 80 days, that both testes are removed at the same time, or that both testes cannot be removed by one incision?

 

[rhythmicgoldfish]

http://www.mcmurrayhatchery.com/product/caponizing_kit.html as for cruelty... they dont even use pain relief or anesthesia for most human curcumcisions

 

[chinese capons]

Quote:
Removal of both complete testes is necessary since any fragments that remain will grow and produce enough male hormones to create a "slip." While a "slip" will not be a normally functioning cockerel, it will also not yield the desirable meat qualities of a good capon. A "slip" which crows as a normal cock will be changed into a capon really by the way of castrating once more.