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[Poco Pollo]

Realmente, el motivo de capar los pollos, es para que su carne este mas tierna y jugosa, ya que la grasa se filtra entre la carne, es una tecnica muy antigua ( del tiempo de los romanos) habiendo razas de pollos concretas para estos menesteres, una vez capados se les ceba y están dispuestos para ir a la mesa dos meses después de la operación
Efectivamente al faltarle los testiculos, se vuelven mas dóciles, no cantando ni peleandose, del mismo modo se vuelven mas esbeltos y sus plumas toman un color o brillo especial. Falta decir que al mismo tiempo que se realiza la intervención, es necesario recortar la cresta y las barbillas, pues al faltar el riego sanguineo se secan y quedan muy feas.

Podrías poner, si has hecho fotos, los instrumentos que utilizaron?, pues aunque conozco alguno de ellos, el de cauterizar no lo habia visto y mucho menos usado.

Sí. Capones tienen depósitos de grasa que la carne muy rica en sabor.

Mantengo mi más de dos meses porque hacen un buen trabajo comer insectos alrededor de nuestra granja. No luchar ni molestar a las gallinas.

No entiendo a qué te refieres con cortar la cresta y barbillas. Si castrados en cuatro o cinco semanas de edad, no desarrolla los capones peines o barbillas.

Ordeno herramientas de China. El doble juego tiene herramientas para gallos y gallos. El único conjunto cuenta con herramientas que pueden utilizarse para los gallos y gallos. Aquí hay fotos de ambos conjuntos.

 

[Maggiesdad]

perhaps ... gallos joven y gallos...

Estoy de acuerdo con Poco Pollo- hay necesidad de cortar la cresta y las barbas, cuando llegan no más grande que esto ...


Tal vez operamos más pronto? Me corté el gran ave cerca de .5 kg.

 

[juanmmg54]

A PocoPollo : gracias por las fotos , algunos no los conocía,Si puedo haré unas fotos de los que yo uso.

Yo capo fiándome mas por el peso que por la edad, si bien en ocasiones coincide con las semanas que decís, Cuando el pollo tiene de 1,00 a 1,200 Kg. de peso les realizo la castración.

La cresta y las barbillas, por ejemplo los de la foto que nos muestra Maggiesdad, yo los recortaría pues al realizar la castración, se corta el riego sanguineo con lo cual se van secando tomando un color negruzco y feo. No hace falta cortar muy cerca de la cabeza y sobre todo las barbillas, hay que tener cuidado al hacerlo, para no dejarla garganta al descubierto
Ahora bien, si en el momento de la castración prácticamente no tienen, no hace falta, pues por lo comentado, no les crecerá.

En consecuencia, si una vez capado el pollo, se ve que la cresta y las barbillas, le siguen creciendo y manteniendo el color rojo, es sintoma de que se han reproducido los testiculos.

 

[Gryphon]

No.  Why did you ask this question?  I don't understand what I said that made you think that.

The reason they think that is because you came off as highly aggressive and dismissive of someone who came into this thread with a legitimate question. It IS NOT a given that caponizing is legal. As someone else said, in certain countries it is illegal, and I'm willing to bet in certain states or even down to certain towns it's illegal according to local law. Telling someone in so many words that they're stupid for asking something. Especially when they made clear in their second paragraph that they're intrested in the process. Instead you jump the gun and accusing them of being some sort of peta extremist. When you react that strongly to someone with a legitimate question, you appear as if you think anyone even concerned about the welfare of their animals is only worthy of scorn. Some of the people in this thread are interested in caponizing not because of the benefits to the meat, but because of the benefit to the animal's life (since roosters are fated to a short trip to the chopping block unless you have the land for them).

I've been following this thread since the beginning because it interests me, and the progress that people have made in here is fascinating. I'd hate to see people get run out of this thread instead of accepted in and educated. Yelling at someone and making fun of them teaches them nothing, and this thread (or so I thought) was all about education and sharing.

 

[Kassaundra]

Yes, this thread is absolutely about education, sharing and options, things you can never have to much of.

 

[EagleEyes]

This is a link to an article on caponizing that I found looking to see how much the instruments cost. After having read the article, I have lost my interest in caponizing a bird. It says in part that a fully castrated bird without a slip, will have the head of a hen and also loose some of the other characteristics of a rooster, which is the reason I was looking into it. Not for food which is really the main reason for caponizing. (at least in this thread and my grandma's reason) It is very informative though.


http://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/caponizing.html

EagleEye

 

[Kassaundra]

It is true most of us on this thread are interested in capons for meat, but not all. Ksane wouldn't eat her precious boys for anything! Others that you don't see post contact Poco to caponize pets, she has done nearly as many pets as meat capons.

 

[EagleEyes]

I have a request for anyone who has caponized roosters.

would you please post pictures of your adult roosters?
This is a great informative thread. I've learned a ton here.

Thanks,
EagleEye

 

[Gryphon]

Eagleeyeice, what exactly is the goal you're aiming for? Are you wanting a pet, a show bird, food, a combination?

Like someone else mentioned, caponizing a rooster is the equivalent of neutering a dog or gelding a stallion. They don't produce testosterone, so the characteristics that rely on that (aggression, mating behavior, muscle development, secondary sexual characteristics) never really form. Also, the existing estrogen is allowed to come to the foreground, so they may become more friendly and docile. Of course there's exceptions, picture any neutered dog or gelding and you know that they all have their own personality and training, but they all have a sameness about them that is due to their alteration.

 

[oldrooster]

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I wonder in countries where it is illegal to caponize do they make stallions or neuter dogs and cats?