Caponized roo personality

[ShannonR]

Here's hoping the collor works!

I kind of feel like2-4 weeks is kinda early, well 2 weeks definitely is. I had a hen I tried to caponize....... you get the drift.

 

[MROO]

My capons didn't crow.... I can't speak for others' experiences, though

I couldn't/wouldn't caponize my boys, not only because I'm afraid of the risk, but because the gene pool for Nankin Bantams is so small that I'd be afraid I was throwing away the breed's future! Still, I find it an awfully interesting question ...

 

[bobbi-j]

I explained the issue when we got the chicks. They understood. One of my daughters ended up with every chick being a roo. If pushed she would keep only Blueberry and give away Hedwig. She has already agreed to re-home Dragonic, and all four Polish roos. Blueberry is a very small self blue OE Bantam. I don't even think a collar would for him, but we will try it.

Did you purchase straight run chicks? You may want to consider buying sexed pullets in the future. You may still end up with a surprise cockerel, but chances are smaller that it will happen.

 

[MROO]

Blueberry is a very small self blue
OE Bantam. I don't even think a collar would for him, but we will try it.

OhMaGosh, he's BEAUTIFUL! No wonder she wants to keep him. If push comes to shove, Blueberry can always become a house rooster!
Don't laugh too hard or sell the idea short. My Yukon, a gorgeous little red pyle OEGB, lived in a large guinea pig cage in the back room for nearly a year before we finally had enough space to give him a run of his own. Yukon walked on a leash (he was a regular at TSC and the lumber yard,) wore a diaper (grudgingly, but he did!) and slept on my shoulder while I worked on the computer. I should have kept him inside with me, because he didn't adapt well to being out in the run. I lost him to a respiratory issue a few weeks ago. I miss my buddy!

 

[tn_artist]

I couldn't/wouldn't caponize my boys, not only because I'm afraid of the risk, but because the gene pool for Nankin Bantams is so small that I'd be afraid I was throwing away the breed's future! Still, I find it an awfully interesting question ...

Do you have a picture? I've never heard of them.

 

[tn_artist]

OhMaGosh, he's BEAUTIFUL! No wonder she wants to keep him. If push comes to shove, Blueberry can always become a house rooster!
Don't laugh too hard or sell the idea short. My Yukon, a gorgeous little red pyle OEGB, lived in a large guinea pig cage in the back room for nearly a year before we finally had enough space to give him a run of his own. Yukon walked on a leash (he was a regular at TSC and the lumber yard,) wore a diaper (grudgingly, but he did!) and slept on my shoulder while I worked on the computer. I should have kept him inside with me, because he didn't adapt well to being out in the run. I lost him to a respiratory issue a few weeks ago. I miss my buddy!

We are actually considering it, but I am inclined to bring our four cats back in the house from their enclosure and letting the laying hens have their run. He's so tiny, I think he would end up a snack.
I'm so sorry you lost him.

 

[aart]

OK this will probably sound 'rude'...but...
If you are not allowed to have crowers in your area, don't keep males.
It will endanger the ability for anyone to have any chickens...
...and may cause you to incur a hefty fine and demand you get rid of all your chickens.

We need to temper our personal desires with some common sense...
...and teach our children to do the same.

 

[wildstreak]

Risk with surgery for fowl, is that they often have bad reactions to anesthetic, their bodies cant handle it as well as other animals and are more likely to die if being put under for surgery. I dont know if they do that for neutering a bird or if their just given pain meds for them though. And for cats and dogs, you know how they can get lazier after spay/neuter, its it's because your taking away their hormones, lest activity like that for chickens can cause them to get over weight if I remember/read correctly, wich can in turn cause health problems.

I want to chime in that I have had surgery done twice on a chicken with no problems with anesthetic or recovery ! Previous to that I also worked 10 years as a veterinary assistant. There is no reason a full grown rooster should die because of a procedure under anesthetic. With a skilled vet and an assistant watching the gas levels.. everything should go fine. As a parent and a silly chicken owner that pays for two chickens to have surgery I would say to speak with your daughter about the reasons for the surgery, any risk with surgery( that we ALL have when undergoing anesthetic) and let her help make the decision. I dont know if this surgery is successful but I know how much that bird means to your daughter and it just might be worth the risk ! TO teach a child that one pet can easily be replaced with another ( a hen) is not the lesson we want them to have. IMHO

 

[CatWhisperer]

I am a veterinarian. If you are willing to pay an avian veterinarian to do the procedure and said vet feels competent to do it, then go ahead. Realizing of course that it is risky and you should allow him to be treated with all the pain medication he could possibly need. This is not a place to skimp for a pet.

 

[Feath3rDust3r]

I don't have any experience with no crow collars or caponizing but my daughter (age 6) raised a cockerel. It was a similar situation where she picked her own chicks and the one she happened to be most fond of was a roo. He was a really sweet boy and we have no problem with keeping roosters. Suddenly out of the blue when he was probably about a year old he attacked her. Just ran at her and scratched up her stomach with his spurs and chased her pecking at her all the way. We thought it was just a moment but he did it again so I gave him away. I guess we learned our lesson on that one!! It was a Buff Orphington.