Well so far, so good, NO CROWING. He did crow 2 times the week before he got cut. LOL
No crowing at all since the surgery. And he is definitely the alpha bird in the flock, but not agressive about it. He acts as lookout, attends to any unusual or questionable BAWKing,
He eats first, keeps the little ones in line, etc. But he likes to be cuddled, and closes his eyes when we rub or scratch his neck. He peeps at me, what I call a chortle--just a little doll-baby
The other roo, the exact same age & breed (cochin) is really aggressive about his manhood and last week even got a bird down by the ear for blood.....repeatedly!!!!! ( I really am well aware that sparring and so forth are normal rooster behaviors.) The one I didn't get fixed crows all the flippin time
, which ain't cool as I'm smack-dab in the middle of downtown. That is why we got the caponization done on "Brother" in the first place. The vet even said, he thought if he'd been his, he would have kept him in town too!!!!! The
vet also said that since the boy was so sweet in the first place, his personality would most likely stay intact & since we got him fixed under 3months of age & he wasn't really crowing full blown yet, he won't start now. Dr. Guilslider charged, gulp....$200.00. He used a laser for surgery, gas for anaesthsia, gave him a shot for pain & sent some pain meds home for him. I'll have to take the stitches out if I don't want to drive back to Claremore next week. The price is a little steep, but the vet's major in college was poultry science, his practice is on exotic animals of all kinds, but he especially does a lot of birds---he knows what he is doing. I've read such horror stories about people caponizing without anaesthesia or pain meds, and that the mortality rate for home-jobs is around 50%. Probably due to shock & the fact that the testes are loosely attached to the vena-cava, the large vein that goes up & down through the whole body. Anyway, despite our best intentions, the little guys personality is soooo endearing, we just had to keep him.
Who knew roosters could be so sweet and have such personality. My 2 silkie roosters aren't anywhere near this loveable & I have cochin pullet around the same age that is flat evil!!!!!
No crowing at all since the surgery. And he is definitely the alpha bird in the flock, but not agressive about it. He acts as lookout, attends to any unusual or questionable BAWKing,
He eats first, keeps the little ones in line, etc. But he likes to be cuddled, and closes his eyes when we rub or scratch his neck. He peeps at me, what I call a chortle--just a little doll-baby
vet also said that since the boy was so sweet in the first place, his personality would most likely stay intact & since we got him fixed under 3months of age & he wasn't really crowing full blown yet, he won't start now. Dr. Guilslider charged, gulp....$200.00. He used a laser for surgery, gas for anaesthsia, gave him a shot for pain & sent some pain meds home for him. I'll have to take the stitches out if I don't want to drive back to Claremore next week. The price is a little steep, but the vet's major in college was poultry science, his practice is on exotic animals of all kinds, but he especially does a lot of birds---he knows what he is doing. I've read such horror stories about people caponizing without anaesthesia or pain meds, and that the mortality rate for home-jobs is around 50%. Probably due to shock & the fact that the testes are loosely attached to the vena-cava, the large vein that goes up & down through the whole body. Anyway, despite our best intentions, the little guys personality is soooo endearing, we just had to keep him.
