I had my rooster "Fred" de-crowed... sad update

[seminolewind]

I'll bet your rooster has no idea how lucky he is to lose his voice and not end up in the stew pot! I'm sure he would have made the same choice.

 

[theoldchick]

Let me know how he does. I've seen the procedure performed when decrowing was in its infancy. As expected there is a very emotional element when doing this procedure. Occasionally some people need to be decrowed, too. I'm especially interested to see if this procedure solves your problem on a permanent basis. Like you noted recovery is risky, but the roosters I've seen who survived some how managed to start crowing again a few months later. And it was a hideous sound. As noted this was long ago and I'm sure the technique has improved.

 

[Mahonri]

He just died.

CRAP.

Guess I'll have to live without a roo.

 

[jerseygirl1]

Oh, I am so sorry!

 

[TinaK]

Oh such sad news that he didn't make it... especially after the effort you went to. Maybe you want that blue feathered pullet to be a cockeral now?

 

[featherz]

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Oh no. I am so sorry.

 

[sonew123]

Aww Mahonri.I'm sorry..I opened this thread with such excitement for you and your roo!

. I know this was your only real chance of keeping roos...I have pondered the idea of this myself many times but it stopped there as I didn't do the research. Again, I'm so sorry

 

[charmedbychickens]

Oh, wow. So sorry! I was pulling for you and him. It would have been very interesting to see how his change affected the flock.

 

[pgpoultry]

SO sorry to hear that you lost your roo.

Whatever the perceived rights or wrongs of the procedure, you did it for the best possible reason i.e that of wishing to keep the guy when you could not with his crowing. I think folk should realise that.

 

[theoldchick]

Aw, I was hoping he'd do well. Sorry.