look!!!! a strange chicken! Not a cock or hen! (PICS)

[EweSheep]

Neat!

 

[danischi24]

When the ovaries in a hen or duck are damaged/removed, they start to grow plumage & comb like a male which is why the hen looks like a rooster. Very interesting

 

[bambi]

Please explain capon and caponizing. Thanks. I looked at the video but could not tell what you where doing.

 

[DIYSeattle]

Hmm. I knew that hey used to take roos and do taht but did not know that they did that to hens as well. I guess it works both ways.

 

[Funky Feathers]

Pretty Rooster, maybe he is gay? Hee Hee. Welcome from Maryland (USA). I buy a lot of beautiful jewelry from China on eBay. I also love Chinese food, and your country is beautiful.

 

[chicken wild]

lol

 

[danischi24]

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A capon is a neutered rooster. They remove the testicles surgically from inside the body cavity in a process called caponizing. A capon gets much bigger than normal & stays more tender & docile then it would as a rooster.

 

[bambi]

Thank you for the education on this subject. It looks to me that the gentleman is going thru the side of the chicken. Am I missing something ? Or I do I need to retake anatomy again?

 

[silkiechicken]

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Bird vs mammal anatomy are different.

 

[Ariel301]

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Bird vs mammal anatomy are different.

The testicles on a chicken are located inside the abdominal cavity, not in the place you would expect on most animals. So yes, the surgery is done through the side.