I definitely found it, but couldn't get it out without bleeding and it tearing into pieces. I have been researching, and am going to try again when the rest of mine are 2-3 months old. Hopefully I can get it figured out.
Do you think a caudery tool would help?
Thanks. I am planning to put some of the 4 weekers up in the next day or two and continue my efforts in caponizing the really young ones as long as I have success. The little guy I did yesterday seemed to tolerate it well, was very still, and up and eating and drinking less than a minute after I untied him. I am really enjoying learning the skills, because it will aid in self-sufficiency in terms of not having to buy chicks for meat, and being able to harvest as I want and still have high quality meat.
Extra hen chicks you don't need as layers, you already know they are going to be processed for meat.
Seriously 2-3 months, that seems pretty old and if you couldn't detatch the younger ones w/o bleeding issues, seems like the older ones would have a much better blood supply.
I know, seemed too old myself. Do you know ANYBODY who poulardizes??
No I read about it vaguely here on byc when the guy who first posted about the Chinese capon tools posted a thread that showed a poulard. I'll see if I can find it.
One reference I was reading spoke of only severing, or preferably removing a section of the oviduct near the ovary. It made no mention of removing the ovary. This is from "Poultry Farming" International Correspondence Schools
