GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

[Poco Pollo]

it's raining buckets. Birds are dry on the side porch. I'll tarp the cages tonight just in case the temperature drops. The little BR cockerels have a universal expression: stink eye

Participants: Your notebooks will have text, but I'm going to have to send you the pages that should have photos. We're taking the photos Sunday

. Make sure I've got your correct mailing address before you leave tomorrow.

Kassaundra - I've got the the step-by-step instructions in the notebook. Do you want to send me your thoughts about best breeds for caponizing? I think people would benefit from hearing your thoughts about NNs.

 

[Kassaundra]

it's raining buckets. Birds are dry on the side porch. I'll tarp the cages tonight just in case the temperature drops. The little BR cockerels have a universal expression: stink eye

Participants: Your notebooks will have text, but I'm going to have to send you the pages that should have photos. We're taking the photos Sunday

. Make sure I've got your correct mailing address before you leave tomorrow.

Kassaundra - I've got the the step-by-step instructions in the notebook. Do you want to send me your thoughts about best breeds for caponizing? I think people would benefit from hearing your thoughts about NNs.

Poco, I wasn't ignoring your question, I have been side tracked w/ the hatching today.

Almost all my experience has been w/ mixes, so really don't have a preference for specific breed for easy or hard. I think some lines (genetic families) have subtly different internal structures when it comes to teste attatchment. I think it is more a family line thing then a specific breed thing, but that is a hunch on my part and not a known fact. The structure difference I am referring to is more then a simple thread attatchment at one end, they seem to be attattched to the facia at both ends making it much more difficult to get the tools around for a loop extraction.

Those that have dark feathering (black), dark legs, or dark skin seem to have a much higher incidence of colored testes. Totally black or splotched, the dark testes are a little more challenging to locate, and heaven help you if the black part breaks away and falls inside. Might as well call it a slip, you aren't likely to find it again.

 

[Poco Pollo]

Poco, I wasn't ignoring your question, I have been side tracked w/ the hatching today.

Almost all my experience has been w/ mixes, so really don't have a preference for specific breed for easy or hard. I think some lines (genetic families) have subtly different internal structures when it comes to teste attatchment. I think it is more a family line thing then a specific breed thing, but that is a hunch on my part and not a known fact. The structure difference I am referring to is more then a simple thread attatchment at one end, they seem to be attattched to the facia at both ends making it much more difficult to get the tools around for a loop extraction.

Those that have dark feathering (black), dark legs, or dark skin seem to have a much higher incidence of colored testes. Totally black or splotched, the dark testes are a little more challenging to locate, and heaven help you if the black part breaks away and falls inside. Might as well call it a slip, you aren't likely to find it again.

Thank you : )

 

[LindaB220]

it's raining buckets. Birds are dry on the side porch. I'll tarp the cages tonight just in case the temperature drops. The little BR cockerels have a universal expression: stink eye

Participants: Your notebooks will have text, but I'm going to have to send you the pages that should have photos. We're taking the photos Sunday

. Make sure I've got your correct mailing address before you leave tomorrow.

Kassaundra - I've got the the step-by-step instructions in the notebook. Do you want to send me your thoughts about best breeds for caponizing? I think people would benefit from hearing your thoughts about NNs.

Hahahaha Stink eye, I'll bet. Yes I want to know more about NNs.

 

[Poco Pollo]

We had a rough night (it's still pitch black out there) with high winds and sideways rain. The tarp on the main cockerel pen blew off some time around three. The wind woke me, and then I heard the distress cries from the side porch. The cockerels weren't wet, just cold and frustrated with their current housing arrangement. I need the rain and wind to quit long enough to feed my flock. I'm sure my birds are anxious to have some dry feed.

Clinic Attendees: Drive all the way up the hill, across the cattle guard into the yard area, and park near the house. Enter through the side porch (left of garage doors). The welcome mat blew away last night, so I'm headed out to find it. See everyone around tenish. Nineish for overachievers.

 

[Kassaundra]

Clinic was a success, all the students did awesome, each caponized 5 and all survived the procedure.

It has been a long day, hatching drama to start the day, then the clinic, then more hatching drama to end the day.

 

[TaraBellaBirds]

@Kassaundra and @Poco Pollo

I have been following your hi-jinks on Okies thread and I just love what you guys are doing here. Caponizing is a great tool when raising chickens! I really want to learn one day soon (I am still mastering the art of processing)!

 

[Ksane]

Coral is an AWESOME caponizing teacher!! I'm so proud to have gotten to learn something so valuable from someone that has the patience of a Saint.
Thank you so very much for all the endless details you put into this caponizing clinic, Coral. From personalized notebooks to tables all set up and ready, lights, bands, cotton balls, restraints of all different kinds....so much work went into organizing this. I got to learn 1st hand from one of the greatest people I know.
Thank you!! And Kass, thank you for all your help also. I loved learning this!

 

[shabbychick23]

Boy I wish this was happening in my neck of the woods...love to learn how. I work in a vet hospital yet no one will try this for me.

 

[LindaB220]

I am so proud of you two ladies. What a great effort you put forth. Patiently (sort of) waiting for details and pictures. Keep up the good work