Catching a rooster on the roost

[yelim]

I just came back in the house after catching two roosters while they were on the roost. I searched on this forum
for info on catching them. All I could find was "just catch them while they roost. Not much detail.
For those who want to know it is fairly easy. The first one I grabed at his sides holding his wings close to his body. He struggled(sp) some
until I held him by his legs upside down. Got him in the cage and went in after the other one. I had a LED
flashlight I used to locate this one and turned it out. Eased over within reach of him and just grabed him by his legs and turned him over
right a way. He was calm as I put him in the cage with the other one.
Fairly simple process. I did use that flashlight to locate the birds and then turned it out.
Once you do one or two you will see how easy.

 

[Mrs. K]

It is a little intimidating! Good to post this information.

I swear, my rooster gets me to believing that he IS bigger than me. In the dark at night, they are nearly in a coma, and easy to handle

 

[gritsar]

Why bother to turn them over? I catch my roosters after dark for their health checks and hold them as I would any other chicken, like a football. They are as docile as can be, even once I get them in the house.

Holding them by their legs inhibits their breathing, if not done properly. A chickens anatomy is not like ours; their lungs are closer to their back than the front. Holding them upside down can cause pressure to be put on their lungs from their other organs.

Just MHO.

 

[EastTexasChick]

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wow I never knew that is why they go limp like that, thanks for the info.. I know the first time I caught a rooster like that my DH had to calm me down because I had thought I killed him lol..

 

[gritsar]

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wow I never knew that is why they go limp like that, thanks for the info.. I know the first time I caught a rooster like that my DH had to calm me down because I had thought I killed him lol..

Look at all the organs below the lungs on a chicken. Hanging upside down, all organs are going to be pressing on the lungs:

 

[EastTexasChick]

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wow I never knew that is why they go limp like that, thanks for the info.. I know the first time I caught a rooster like that my DH had to calm me down because I had thought I killed him lol..

Look at all the organs below the lungs on a chicken. Hanging upside down, all organs are going to be pressing on the lungs:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/4810_chicken_anatomy.jpg

thanks for posting the diagram, I've only had chickens for about a year and have never really seen the chickens anatomy.

 

[elmo]

When I read the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be about something entirely different!

 

[gritsar]

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Um, me too Elmo. That's why I just had to look.

 

[aubreynoramarie]

Lol me too!

 

[sourland]

Yes, I was thinking bizarre rooster behavior.