Caponizing a roo

[TheOddOneOut]

Facts please. Thanks, but you’ve already stated your opinion earlier.

I just gave a fact.

 

[Acre4Me]

I just gave a fact.

Lol . No you didn’t. And THATS a fact.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Lol . No you didn’t. And THATS a fact.

Well, I don’t see where you are getting your stats. As many have said, they are not accurate.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Guys, let’s please not argue about this. The OP was wondering where they can get a cockerel caponized, not asking for opinions. Posting links for the OP to look at is a good idea, but arguing isn’t getting us anywhere.
Please don’t be offended, I just don’t want the thread to be closed because of a disagreement.

 

[aart]

To reiterate, cat and dog SPAY. It is an abdominal surgery that occurs next to lots of important stuff. It is dangerous, but since it has been done so much, technique, instruments, anesthesia, monitoring, drug protocols, etc are down pat, making it a routine and much safer procedure.

Exactly!

OPs bird is young and under then typical age for canonization. OPs bird is 1 month old, so OP has time if they are able to find someone to caponize it, which is usually done between 6-9 weeks old.

It would be great if it was a commonly done procedure....but it's not.
I doubt there's more than a dozen vets in the country for whom is it common and routine.

 

[Folly's place]

I'm going to chime in here; capons have been done in large numbers years ago, before Cornishx birds were developed, as a big meat bird. The surgery was done by the flock owners, on young cockerels, without any anesthesia. With practice, lots of practice, and likely a fair number of failures early on, most of the birds were done fast, and did live. If there's any actual data on survival rates, I'm not aware of it. We all are making guesses...
Now if a person wants the procedure done with anesthesia, by a veterinarian, it will be difficult to find anyone comfortable doing it. An avian veterinarian, and there are some, with experience doing abdominal surgery on birds, would be who to call, and then it will be $$$ because it's dealing with an expert.
If enough 'pet chicken' owners are interested in actually spending on veterinary care for their birds, including the big ticket issues, then there will be more veterinarians who will be available.
Right now the five doctor small animal practice I'm most familiar with, gets maybe three or four calls PER YEAR concerning chickens, and none involving major surgery.
My own birds; very short anesthetic episodes, fine, and anything longer that 20 minutes, not fine. The birds need actual positive pressure ventilation while anesthetized that long!
Mary

 

[Acre4Me]

Well, I don’t see where you are getting your stats. As many have said, they are not accurate.

Previously stated - You have provided no stats, no facts. Feelings and opinions, yes you have provided those.

Here’s a fact: caponization is not, nor has ever been, routinely provided by a vet. Backyard owners or a company that has trained workers. You can go to YouTube and find videos today of people sitting cross-legged on the ground caponizing birds brought to them by market-goers. Done in a few seconds to a couple of minutes. Bird is alive. No vet. In the US, there is not a large market for capons, so, a backyard person will be the one to do the procedure.

advice to you: don’t caponize a bird, don’t buy a capon, don’t own male chickens. That’s all I’ve got.

 

[black_cat]

I don't have an opinion or experience with this, but to the OP-it does seem like it will be VERY difficult to find a vet willing to perform the procedure, and they will probably be inexperienced at it. It is more likely that you will have to do it yourself, and that can be a stressful experience for you and the roo. I would suggest that you read up on how to do it, the risks, etc, from multiple different sources, and then decide whether or not you want to try the procedure. Remember that a vet may not have done it before either if you can find one willing, so even if you find a vet you should consider the risks, pros, and cons.

 

[Naser]

What would you do with a caponized rooster?, it doesn't mate and it doesn't protect the hens

 

[black_cat]

What would you do with a caponized rooster?, it doesn't mate and it doesn't protect the hens

It doesn't protect the hens?