Caponizing a roo

[TheOddOneOut]

It doesn't protect the hens?

Nope. No male hormones to do so.

 

[black_cat]

Nope. No male hormones to do so.

Huh. Now I know!

 

[RW1984]

Just going to drop this right here...
Lol

 

[Sue Gremlin]

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

Same thing I do with my spent hens. They’re pets and a repository for treats, and where our disposable income goes.

 

[One Lucky Momma]

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

Would a caponized rooster still be considered a rooster? I believe at that point he would be a capon. Just saying.

 

[ChickenWhisperer3]

I have a roo already, but I fell in love with the new one and don’t want to let him go. (Kinda embarrassing but... ) I may have found a vet that will do the procedure! She is looking into it now.

 

[Folly's place]

 

[AltonaAcres]

I am also in CO. Nelson Road Veterinary Clinic does poultry.

 

[jiminpa]

my grandpa did thousands of them. we didn't need vets on our farms, we did everything ourselves. a capon rooster was sunday's dinner. hen''s layed eggs till they where about 3 years old, then they where chicken soup.

 

[Btujague]

Two different opinions. Why is it considered dangerous or could be fatal? So many other male animals are castrated. I have a rooster (really aggressive that Noone is safe. I don't want to get rid of him but life for the other chickens and ducks is stressful and ruins range time. I want so bad rather than separate him to have him castrated. Why do they need to come to my home/farm?