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[ronott1]

It's surgical, yes. But it doesn't make them infertile. There are only a few vets who do it (we have one here in Oakland), but some surgeries are more successful than others and sometimes the rooster doesn't survive.

Tell us more about the person in Oakland please.

 

[chiqita]

Tell us more about the person in Oakland please.

yeah!

 

[AmyPaperlady]

So, now that everyone's back from Modesto, who'd like to go to Ferndale in (just under) a couple weeks? https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/949067/2015-humboldt-poultry-fanciers-association-winter-show

 

[fowlman01]

I always make that show.

Walt

 

[TheKeeper]

Tell us more about the person in Oakland please.

@KernH Kern has more info as well. He's taken 2 other roos to the vet with not as much success: about 40% noise reduction.

 

[TheKeeper]

@HighStreetCoop I have to tell you what a sweet lovey-dovey the splash orp with the yellow legs is. I call her "Willow" now. She comes when I call her for treats & snuggles and actually purrs when I scratch her. Love love love....

 

[The Yakima Kid]

I wish I could go to the Ferndale show; but it took over a year for DH to be able to schedule being out of contact with his employer for long enough to make the Modesto Show. The possibility of having an attack makes it risky for me to go out of town alone. It's a lot easier to find someone willing to go on a day trip or an overnight to Tahoe than to go to a poultry show with me. Sigh.

Excuse me while I go out in the backyard and fight the Dominiques for the worms. B^)

 

[The Yakima Kid]

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Interesting. I think I'll stick to trying to muffle the sound around the coop area. Our new boy crowed about three or four times around nine in the morning, and then again maybe noon to twoish. He mainly makes these errrrrrr noises at the pullet. I think his name is going to be Buster. He's such a beautiful boy.

 

[lualshannon]

It's surgical, yes. But it doesn't make them infertile. There are only a few vets who do it (we have one here in Oakland), but some surgeries are more successful than others and sometimes the rooster doesn't survive.

Tell us more about the person in Oakland please.

Hi Ron,

Dr. Popkin in Santa Rosa is an excellent veterinarian who is capable of successful de-crow surgery, but, it is a pricey venture and good possibility of having complications during and after the surgery.

Isoflurane is used as anesthetic which is very safe even for human pre-mature infants, but, there is always a chance that the animal will not gain conscientiousness when the operation is complete which happened to mine. Some breeds of animals are very sensitive to it, and never wake up.

The operation involves removing tissue from the vocal cords, which actually means cutting a hole, and making sure that the bird does not try to crow for at least 5-6 days after the surgery. If they do crow, the tensions and vibration on the vocal cords will cause the opening to bleed, and the walls of the hole will adhere during healing, causing it to close partially or fully, therefore the process will end up being ineffective, and he will be able to crow as good as new.

Lual

 

[ronott1]

Hi Ron,

Dr. Popkin in Santa Rosa is an excellent veterinarian who is capable of successful de-crow surgery, but, it is a pricey venture and good possibility of having complications during and after the surgery.

Isoflurane is used as anesthetic which is very safe even for human pre-mature infants, but, there is always a chance that the animal will not gain conscientiousness when the operation is complete which happened to mine. Some breeds of animals are very sensitive to it, and never wake up.

The operation involves removing tissue from the vocal cords, which actually means cutting a hole, and making sure that the bird does not try to crow for at least 5-6 days after the surgery. If they do crow, the tensions and vibration on the vocal cords will cause the opening to bleed, and the walls of the hole will adhere during healing, causing it to close partially or fully, therefore the process will end up being ineffective, and he will be able to crow as good as new.

Lual

Thank You Lual.

It is good to know that there are some local vets that do this. The ones I have heard about were on the East Coast.