Caponizing

[Minniechickmama]

I went on eBay to find what I have now. I suppose the caponizing tools you can get might also work with a little modifying.
The ones I just did, that I feel were a better size to do that the ones I tried previously, are 8-weeks old. I think they are just too small at 4 or 5 weeks.

 

[Kassaundra]

I went on eBay to find what I have now. I suppose the caponizing tools you can get might also work with a little modifying.
The ones I just did, that I feel were a better size to do that the ones I tried previously, are 8-weeks old. I think they are just too small at 4 or 5 weeks.

How much did they weigh? I've read 1 lb is about the right size.

 

[Minniechickmama]

I haven't weighed them. I just go by feel now, not enough mass to them, I will wait a little longer. I found that when I tried them smaller, being off feed for that 24-hours makes them really lethargic, too much so.

 

[LocoPollo]

I finally tried my hand at caponizing recently and did my third batch today. I did lose a lot at first, but now i am getting faster and didnt lose any today. I basically bought 25 male large breed chicks to learn with. I got the basic caponizing kit but found the retractors horrible in it, and bought a high quality retractor off he internet and it made all the difference. I dont even use the scoop in it either. I use the pointy end to break through the connective tissue around the intestines and then around te testicles, and pulled the testicles out with the forceps. I also had a headlamp for light. That helped a lot.

Not a fun job, but i sure wont hate it as bad now when i see all the combs developing on the new chicks and learning that they are male!

 

[Minniechickmama]

I finally tried my hand at caponizing recently and did my third batch today. I did lose a lot at first, but now i am getting faster and didnt lose any today. I basically bought 25 male large breed chicks to learn with. I got the basic caponizing kit but found the retractors horrible in it, and bought a high quality retractor off he internet and it made all the difference. I dont even use the scoop in it either. I use the pointy end to break through the connective tissue around the intestines and then around te testicles, and pulled the testicles out with the forceps. I also had a headlamp for light. That helped a lot.
Not a fun job, but i sure wont hate it as bad now when i see all the combs developing on the new chicks and learning that they are male!

 

[Zootopia]

I finally tried my hand at caponizing recently and did my third batch today. I did lose a lot at first, but now i am getting faster and didnt lose any today. I basically bought 25 male large breed chicks to learn with. I got the basic caponizing kit but found the retractors horrible in it, and bought a high quality retractor off he internet and it made all the difference. I dont even use the scoop in it either. I use the pointy end to break through the connective tissue around the intestines and then around te testicles, and pulled the testicles out with the forceps. I also had a headlamp for light. That helped a lot.
Not a fun job, but i sure wont hate it as bad now when i see all the combs developing on the new chicks and learning that they are male!

Do you have any problems with the testicles breaking apart. leaving splits? That seem to be the biggest drawback to using the forceps for most people.

 

[LocoPollo]

So far, no. I make sure i dont squeeze very hard. They have all come out whole so far.

 

[hydroswiftrob]

I finally tried my hand at caponizing recently and did my third batch today. I did lose a lot at first, but now i am getting faster and didnt lose any today. I basically bought 25 male large breed chicks to learn with. I got the basic caponizing kit but found the retractors horrible in it, and bought a high quality retractor off he internet and it made all the difference. I dont even use the scoop in it either. I use the pointy end to break through the connective tissue around the intestines and then around te testicles, and pulled the testicles out with the forceps. I also had a headlamp for light. That helped a lot.
Not a fun job, but i sure wont hate it as bad now when i see all the combs developing on the new chicks and learning that they are male!

Pics of the instruments please. I am able to order medical instruments where I work and am curious what you have.

 

[naillikwj82]

hydroswiftrob
Quite possibly you may be a source of tools for others???? Look for a PM.

 

[hydroswiftrob]

hydroswiftrob
Quite possibly you may be a source of tools for others???? Look for a PM.

I possibly could be. I am gathering all the information I can before I try it out. I definitely know that I will have better retractors (spreaders as others call them), but the other tools will be slightly different. I am going to order my tools in the next month or two and find me some rooster chicks to practice on this fall.

I am an embalmer by trade and a lot of the caponizing tools are very similar to what I use. I want to try it on my own first and make certain that these tools are usable before I offer them to the masses.