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I would rather just eat them as roosters thats what people would do with them at auction anyway. I am not really comfortable with caponizing birds I haven't heard that its a really safe procedure and I thought it was done to improve the meat qualities of roosters. The Hens and Roosters also make amazing pets and I would rather have birds that can produce chicks and eggs.
If you want to caponize them and keep them as pets come and get the extra cockeral in spring.
I know caponizing was originally done for meat purposes but I know that it strongly reduces the male's hormones and therefore any negative rooster behavior (crowing, aggression, etc.) and seems like it would be a nice alternative to someone having to get rid of them or eat them. It also causes the bird to grow larger and sometimes even develop brooding behavior like a hen, not sure on how the weight gain would affect a bantam as capons are usually made of large breed fowl. However, it is best done when the birds are very young (I believe 4-6 weeks?) and isn't as safe or effective when done on a mature bird. From what I've read it seems to be a very safe procedure when done by someone of experience, with the biggest worry being infection afterward.
It was just an idea I have been throwing around, I am thinking of getting a small group of chicks or hatching eggs and would like to have 2-3 hens in the end...but was thinking of what to do with any roosters that might pop up. They are so gorgeous and I would hate having to part with them just because of their gender.
