Safe Alternative to Dangerous Surgical Neutering of Roosters

[MissDolly]

We got 4 “female” chicks from TC, one turned out to be rooster. He is 5 1/2 mos old now and we cannot have a rooster where we live.
We have forever homes for all our pets, so we looked into getting “Roo” neutered.
We talked to an avian Vet. She told us they no longer recommend or perform this VERY dangerous surgery. The chance of a deadly hemorrhage is very high.
However she recommended a hormonal implant. She does initial bloodwork to be sure the bird is healthy. Next step is light anesthesia & then insertion of the implant in a muscle. The implants last a year.
I will have more information next week with more details & costs.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Following purely out of curiosity

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I might be wrong but I believe you've missed the recommended age for caponizing. You could look into in case I'm wrong. I absolutely love a rooster so I like them all natural. I do understand and respect that not everyone feels the same, especially when it's not your fault. I admire that you are looking for alternatives rather than just jumping in blindly and you actually want to keep him even though he's not going to pay any rent (lay eggs). Best wishes for you and your handsome guy

Editing for clarification: I merely mentioned caponizing because of the title of this thread "Safe Alternatives to Dangerous........"
My apologies for causing any confusion

 

[EggSighted4Life]

We got 4 “female” chicks from TC, one turned out to be rooster. He is 5 1/2 mos old now and we cannot have a rooster where we live.
We have forever homes for all our pets, so we looked into getting “Roo” neutered.
We talked to an avian Vet.

Thank you for sharing your journey!

Sorry you got an oops through no fault of your own really.

Hopefully the procedure will work out well and be affordable for your family.. I'm SUPER curious.. because.. getting my dogs neutered doesn't stop them from barking, mounting, or having a pecking order, and still being a dog. Has your fella already started to practice his song voice or display other behaviors?

 

[aart]

I might be wrong but I believe you've missed the recommended age for caponizing. You could look into in case I'm wrong.

You might read the OP more carefully.
They are not doing surgical caponization, but using a hormone implant.

However she recommended a hormonal implant.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You might read the OP more carefully.
They are not doing surgical caponization, but using a hormone implant.

I understand but she was asking about alternatives and I remember that this procedure not requiring any sedation of any kind. I was merely bringing it up as an option in case I was wrong about the age requirement/suggestion for this procedure. I should have clarified more. My apologies

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Following because you said youd find out about any female implant as well that affects egg laying and how much the implant is on another post

 

[HeatherKellyB]

You might read the OP more carefully.
They are not doing surgical caponization, but using a hormone implant.

I updated to clarify the reason for my post. Again, I apologize for the miscommunication. Thank you for pointing this out. It (my post/reply) was worded in an unclear way.

 

[MissDolly]

Thank you for sharing your journey!

Sorry you got an oops through no fault of your own really.

Hopefully the procedure will work out well and be affordable for your family.. I'm SUPER curious.. because.. getting my dogs neutered doesn't stop them from barking, mounting, or having a pecking order, and still being a dog. Has your fella already started to practice his song voice or display other behaviors?

No he hasn’t developed any rooster behaviors yet we are hoping to stop it before it starts. According to the vet, it will stop the behaviors.

 

[rayrose]

I had the exact same rooster (see my avatar) and tried a no crow collar, which didn't help that much. I eventually had to rehome him. I've never heard of such an implant. If it only lasts for one year, are you going to do this every year for the rest of his life?