GRAPHIC PICS of my day learning to caponize

[Poco Pollo]

Methinks the attendees won't eat much lunch...

Kassaundra and I will be as clinical in our demonstrations and explanations as possible. Once a person has a scalpel in hand, concentration takes over. We may find that the energy required to concentrate on two birds before lunch will make the group hungry. We can talk about other topics during lunch

 

[Kassaundra]

LOl. Sitting at a chicken show last Sat. waiting for the judge to get finished, we are snacking and chatting; I absently described the extensive injuries to my ducks from the bobcat.... then realized that one of the ladies at the table was looking a bit green around the gills so I quit.

Happens to me all the time, boggles my mind, it's only words, not like they have to smell, hear or touch anything! lol

 

[BCMaraniac]

Well I processed Tric tonight he was a slip, but I thought he was full capon at the time of the procedure, well he had a tiny bb size/shaped testicle I was surprised how small since he was so bright red and had started trying to mount the girls.

The meat should be good, though. I have had the same thing happen.....teeny tiny piece of testicle, but looks very much like an adolescent roo....even starting to crow. It gives them more time to grow, and he will be tender.

 

[Kassaundra]

The meat should be good, though. I have had the same thing happen.....teeny tiny piece of testicle, but looks very much like an adolescent roo....even starting to crow. It gives them more time to grow, and he will be tender.

So far all the slips I've eaten have been very good, I was just way surprised when he started showing his slipness, I was convinced at the time he was absolutely a full capon.

 

[Ksane]

Maybe not, but I'm a paramedic, I can eat through ANYTHING! lol

Me, too. Not a bit squeamish. Sandwich in one hand and only God knows what kind of animal execrement I'm cleaning up with the other hand.
Kass, the Oreo boy is so pretty
I'm way excited about caponizing day!

 

[BCMaraniac]

So far all the slips I've eaten have been very good, I was just way surprised when he started showing his slipness, I was convinced at the time he was absolutely a full capon.

I have a couple that are 8 months old that are just now getting some blushing of their combs and wattles. I don't know if that is normal for their age, or if they are showing their slippiness....lol. I need to process them and several others at the next weather break.......

 

[Maggiesdad]

Kassaundra and I will be as clinical in our demonstrations and explanations as possible. Once a person has a scalpel in hand, concentration takes over. We may find that the energy required to concentrate on two birds before lunch will make the group hungry. We can talk about other topics during lunch

LOL - just goofin' here, wasn't trying to jinks you ladies!

Y'all stay focused...

 

[Ruthster55]

Explanation below.

 

[Ruthster55]

I am writing on a tablet, and the submission process is a little buggy, so this is two posts.

The pic above is from a little ten-week-old barred rock mix with a stll-undeveloped comb that died of coccidia.

I used it for practice, and he was indeed a him. Used a Pilling remover with a B guitar string. This fellow had his testes connected well with the peritoneum, so the high E string (smallest) didn't work, and I had to use the B. One side was a slip result and the other was removed OK. Used a sawing and then twisting motion to get it out.

The pic shows a lentil and red bean for size comparison.

A smaller (dead) one I did last week came out easily with the high E string.

Now, I gotta figure out what to do about these coccidia! Already have treatment in their water but they had access to some dirty rain puddles also....

 

[BCMaraniac]

I am writing on a tablet, and the submission process is a little buggy, so this is two posts.

The pic above is from a little ten-week-old barred rock mix with a stll-undeveloped comb that died of coccidia.

I used it for practice, and he was indeed a him. Used a Pilling remover with a B guitar string. This fellow had his testes connected well with the peritoneum, so the high E string (smallest) didn't work, and I had to use the B. One side was a slip result and the other was removed OK. Used a sawing and then twisting motion to get it out.

The pic shows a lentil and red bean for size comparison.

A smaller (dead) one I did last week came out easily with the high E string.

Now, I gotta figure out what to do about these coccidia! Already have treatment in their water but they had access to some dirty rain puddles also....

Good job!

Sorry to hear about the coccidia At least you were able to use that misfortune to move forward with some hands on experience w/ caponizing.