GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

[Knittycat]

BTW. I've got a dead chick from a cat attack. 1 month old. Too small for practice?

 

[Kassaundra]

BTW. I've got a dead chick from a cat attack. 1 month old. Too small for practice?

No not at all, some regularly caponize quite young. Take every opportunity to pratice that you can.

 

[bbsnooks]

No not at all, some regularly caponize quite young. Take every opportunity to pratice that you can.

Hello again.. I was just looking up some things.. and I find you again..
I read the first pg.. and just wanted to post.. a thanks.. great photo's with where to look /cut.

Have you had some success with this?

I wont be trying this year... but maybe next.. I hope to find some one close.. to learn in person..

How did you find your teacher?
thanks

 

[Kassaundra]

Hello again.. I was just looking up some things.. and I find you again..
I read the first pg.. and just wanted to post.. a thanks.. great photo's with where to look /cut.

Have you had some success with this?

I wont be trying this year... but maybe next.. I hope to find some one close.. to learn in person..

How did you find your teacher?
thanks

The lady teaching me is local to my area found her on the Okie thread here on byc. She is awesome and has had very good success even at older ages. There is a local (several hours away but still in the state) vet school that will caponize here, but she has a better success rate then them (at least w/ the people I know that have gone to the school to have it done) She has agreed to help me when my batch just now hatching are ready. When this batch finishes hatching I will over the several week grow out time mark the females I want to keep everyone else will be caponized or pollardized and grown out for food.

 

[BCMaraniac]

The lady teaching me is local to my area found her on the Okie thread here on byc. She is awesome and has had very good success even at older ages. There is a local (several hours away but still in the state) vet school that will caponize here, but she has a better success rate then them (at least w/ the people I know that have gone to the school to have it done) She has agreed to help me when my batch just now hatching are ready. When this batch finishes hatching I will over the several week grow out time mark the females I want to keep everyone else will be caponized or pollardized and grown out for food.

Perhaps the word "school" is why the lady who taught you had a better success rate. She is not the student like you would see a vet school, but the teacher with lots of experience

 

[naillikwj82]

Several avenues may be available for finding a willing teacher.
Try asking on your state byc page.
Talk with your local agriculture extension service who may know of someone.
Talk with your feed store agents, if someone capons they will know about them.
Pose the question "In Search of" on your local/state craigslist farm and garden section.
What state are you in?

 

[Kassaundra]

Perhaps the word "school" is why the lady who taught you had a better success rate. She is not the student like you would see a vet school, but the teacher with lots of experience

It is my understanding that the person actually caponizing was instructor level.

 

[BCMaraniac]

It is my understanding that the person actually caponizing was instructor level.

Just kidding.....but your teacher probably still had more experience.

 

[Kassaundra]

Just kidding.....but your teacher probably still had more experience.

I bet your right on that, they charge $50 per bird I believe if I am remembering correctly, can't imagine they get much practice at those prices.

 

[BCMaraniac]

I bet your right on that, they charge $50 per bird I believe if I am remembering correctly, can't imagine they get much practice at those prices.

Now, think about that......who would want to pay $50 to have a rooster caponized just so it can get big enough to eat and not be tough??? You would think they would do it for free in order to get the experience.....but they may not want to do it so they make it so costly that no one will bring their roos in.