GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

[bhaus]

Well, one successfully caponized, one lost and two unsuccessful attempts that I stopped - they are still too small.\

The capon was recovering nicely (48hrs); then unfortunately, I believe that my dog was a little too curious and did him in. I found the capon legs up last night. My fault for not secluding them better in their recovery brooder.

I'm going to try a few more (with 4-6 week olds) in early May.

 

[Kjordanov]

Isn't it cruel to practice on these live roosters and end up killing them in the process..

 

[Kassaundra]

Isn't it cruel to practice on these live roosters and end up killing them in the process..

These are meat animals raised for meat purposes, they are going to be killed by human hands that is their end no matter what. Some find it cruel to eat animals period that is their choice. There is no way to learn how to do the procedure then to eventually do it on live animals, most of us practice on dead ones first, but eventually you have to work on live animals, and until you get the skill set down there will be deaths, but these are not pets they are going to be eaten.

 

[Kassaundra]

Well, one successfully caponized, one lost and two unsuccessful attempts that I stopped - they are still too small.\

The capon was recovering nicely (48hrs); then unfortunately, I believe that my dog was a little too curious and did him in. I found the capon legs up last night. My fault for not secluding them better in their recovery brooder.

I'm going to try a few more (with 4-6 week olds) in early May.

Learn from the mistakes and keep plugging away.

 

[Kjordanov]

These are meat animals raised for meat purposes, they are going to be killed by human hands that is their end no matter what. Some find it cruel to eat animals period that is their choice. There is no way to learn how to do the procedure then to eventually do it on live animals, most of us practice on dead ones first, but eventually you have to work on live animals, and until you get the skill set down there will be deaths, but these are not pets they are going to be eaten.

If they are raised for meat then why would you even need to caponize them...

 

[Kassaundra]

If they are raised for meat then why would you even need to caponize them...

That has been asked and answered several times in the past couple of posts, by several of us.

 

[Kjordanov]

That has been asked and answered several times in the past couple of posts, by several of us.

I didn't ask.. Did you see a question mark? You caponize them so that they aren't aggressive - okay great.. but I've never, in my 10 years of having chickens, seen a rooster under the age of 8 weeks that is aggressive because in 2 months they aren't a fully matured rooster.

 

[Kassaundra]

I didn't ask.. Did you see a question mark? You caponize them so that they aren't aggressive - okay great.. but I've never, in my 10 years of having chickens, seen a rooster under the age of 8 weeks that is aggressive because in 2 months they aren't a fully matured rooster.

These are not cornish cross, these are dual purpose and allowed to live much longer to fully mature and get to full size before they are processed. A way for people to raise their own meat from thier own eggs w/o having to buy the cornish cross and pay shipping and have to have huge freezers to hold the meat, and have to process large numbers at a 6 - 8 week mark.

 

[Kassaundra]

Still cruel to do that while they are wide awake - no matter how skilled you are at it.

So maybe this isn't the thread for you to hang out on.

 

[Knittycat]

Right?
Chastising people on this thread isn't going to change any minds. It's just going to make those who do it, or are planning on doing it, think you are behaving like a twit. You aren't making any converts here by venting your spleen at people who see no problem with caponizing. You've voiced your opinion, we have respectfully disagreed, you've persisted, and we've respectfully explained the benefits, you kept it up and we've respectfully asked you to but out. Please return the respect and go away.