GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

[TaraBellaBirds]

I have 2 I'm wanting to get to, but we have had weeks and weeks and weeks of rain, everything is muddy and damp, I don't want to have them recovering in these conditions. More storms coming this weekend, we are completely saturated lakes and rivers are over flood stage, and dams are about to overflow.

We have had A LOT of raiin this year. We needed it despretely after a 5+ years drought.
My hometown of Amarillo is flooded as well. Tornados have been crazy this year too.

One note I forgot to add with my last capon updates;
My last 6 or seven birds have not had windpuffs. I think this might be due to the fact that I am finally getting better at the 'pull' to the skin (pulling back the skin so that the muscle incision does not line up when released). I also found that the 'stretch' is super important to lining everything up, which allows the least amount of 'air membraine' (medical term?) to be cut through.

 

[Kassaundra]

My goodness Kassaundra, do you mind if I ask where you are? We've had a lot of rain here also, some flooding, but it sounds worse where you are!
I've got my 1/2 capon in a cage in the garage, so I don't have to worry about him and the mud. But I don't raise chickens for meat, so I don't have outside cages. Although, after this I might get some chicks later for meat. I already have the tools, I have the space to set up a different area for them, and why waste a new skill, lol.
Rose

Oklahoma

 

[Neuport]

We have had A LOT of raiin this year.  We needed it despretely after a 5+ years drought.  
My hometown of Amarillo is flooded as well.  Tornados have been crazy this year too.

My hometown is Pampa. Small world.

 

[dfr1973]

Today was not as impressive as yesterday. None got with only one incision, and the total is three capons and one corpse. I knew that Marans cockerel was a flighty, nervous, and fussy thing, but he tolerated it well until I grabbed the second teste, and then he kicked and squirmed enough with the tool inside to get the vena cava. It sucks ending on a sour note like this, but the next wave of cockerels won't be ready for 4-5 weeks.

 

[LindaB220]

Today was not as impressive as yesterday. None got with only one incision, and the total is three capons and one corpse. I knew that Marans cockerel was a flighty, nervous, and fussy thing, but he tolerated it well until I grabbed the second teste, and then he kicked and squirmed enough with the tool inside to get the vena cava. It sucks ending on a sour note like this, but the next wave of cockerels won't be ready for 4-5 weeks.

Sorry about the maran, but still an outstanding job. Kudos!!!

 

[Deerfield Acres]

dfr1973, X2 LindaB220! I think you should be very proud of yourself, dfr1973. It is disappointing to end on a sour note, but you got 3 and even had to make 2 incisions each. You did very well, those are some legit bragging rights!

 

[Red Star Hens]

Op- Thanks for the wonderful detailed pictures.

 https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/
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Thank you for putting the brakes on fuzzy feel good there!
RaeRae2 - Ok, I'm sorry.  But why would you not take the bird to an avian vet and have this done with local anesthetic?  This is brutal animal abuse in my opinion.  Pluck their feathers out, slice them open, and remove testicles with NO anesthetic? 

You are obviously in the wrong section. Caponizing has long been part of raising meat chickens.  If you find this offensive then go over to some fluffy feel good section like raising baby chicks.

1st.  Most of us aren't lucky enough to have avian vets in our area.
2nd It would be a fortune to caponize a bird which would then make it cheaper and easier to just kill the roosters
3rd  Anestitizing any bird if very dangerous to the bird, many husbandry practices have shown better results in many animals for which people think OMG. yet better for the animal.
4th  THIS IS THE MEAT BIRD SECTION.  We raise meat birds to kill and eat.  You may call that disgusting (though it is rude to come to our forum to do it) but everything shown above is not worse than what happens to the birds that come in the nice little styrofoam trays at the grocery store.  Go watch Food Inc.  become more realistic about your food or become a vegan.

 

[chrissyr]

So I had someone show me how to caponize. She's a surgeon! How awesome is that!! I learned alot

 

[Kassaundra]

So I had someone show me how to caponize. She's a surgeon! How awesome is that!! I learned alot

What an awesome opportunity

 

[chrissyr]

What an awesome opportunity

thanks
I can now say I performed surgery with a surgeon not everyone can say that