Caponizing my roooo?

[Kabootar]

Caponizing is a pretty safe procedure… for those who have a lot of practice and have done it many times before. For someone who is doing it for the first time, even a vet, the surgery can be very dangerous, and if done incorrectly (everything isn’t removed), the rooster will still be able to produce testosterone and do normal rooster behaviors. Assuming the vet doesn’t have much experience with doing this procedure, it will be very risky for your cockerel.

Still it's an excellent and useful skill to learn. It improves the quality of chicken.

 

[Kabootar]

These go together. By aggression toward the hens I assume you mean normal mating activity. An intact male will fertilize the eggs, that is nature. Typically once they mature that becomes peaceful but it can bed really rough to watch as they go through puberty.

In a mixed flock, they keep to themselves. Usually staying at the bottom of the pecking order, but rather safe as Neither hens nor cockerels bother them nor the capons seek confrontation.

 

[Kabootar]

Additional info: I would be using a professional veterinarian and not doing this myself.

You have got better shot at successfully caponizing a cockerel than a vet would ever have.

 

[Kabootar]

Id say if you dont want a roo...
Or fear a roo...
Sell him off
Give him away
Or make stew...

Not sure if youre ok feeding a useless bird....

(Hed have no reason to be around if hes not fertlizing eggs....)

I know you said you tried to rehome...

I have too many to keep a non productive member of the chicken society...

Meaner the roo tastier the stew

 

[nuthatched]

Meaner the roo tastier the stew

Hi there, you're replying to comments in a thread that hasn't been active in months, you may not receive an answer from the op.

 

[Kabootar]

Hi there, you're replying to comments in a thread that hasn't been active in months, you may not receive an answer from the op.

Oops so Sorry, next time I will mind the date before posting. Thanks

 

[nuthatched]

I hope he gets better.
Male polishes have crests like KISS members, females have crests like Mary Tyler Moore.

No problem, just letting you know.