Texas Auctions/Swaps?

[Nomibear]

What is Caponizing?

 

[yinepu]

What is Caponizing?

It's where you take young cockerels.. do surgery on them to remove their testicles (castrate them)

It is an invasive surgery since you are going into the body cavity.


Afterwards.. once they heal.. they do not become roosters. Instead of developing all the rooster characteristics they gain more muscle mass, so you can get a heavier meatier bird.. the meat is also more tender than a rooster of the same age would be

 

[Jessica Lynn]

We aren't wanting capons but I would love a swap near us!! Near Houston maybe. We are an hour east of Houston in Dayton Texas... We NEED a swap for us locally...jeez there is just nothing regularly happening!

You should go to the Texas thread! There are a lot of people on there that live near Houston!

 

[chick-among-us]

Awesome I will thanks

 

[yinepu]

I heard back from Dennis about the class in Galveston this month. It's already booked up... He said he may decide to hold another one in a few months...

 

[ranchmama]

Where are you located? i meant to add, my husband is interested in the caponizing class.

 

[yinepu]

Update:

All the freebies are gone!

I have more eggs in the incubators for some of the breeds (not all since some of them are a bit too young to start laying yet).. but by the end of the year all of the breeds will need some thinning out again as the youngest birds start to lay and I start hatching out the next generation.

For those who asked about Capons.. I have two classes that I'll be teaching the caponizing method (and butchering) coming up. Classes that I host are FREE.. but I do ask that if you get a caponizing kit from me that you donate something back to the cause since the cost of the tools comes out of my pocket.. I know some people can't afford to pay for the kits which is why I give them away.. but it does get expensive so that's why I don't host the classes very often!

As a note.. I think the Galveston class may already be booked up.. I'm not hosting it since I don't live in Galveston.. just teaching the method for it.. I can ask the person who is hosting it if he has any openings left if anyone is interested.. I do have two openings left for the September class at my home.. and like I said the classes and everything is free.. i just ask that you bring something food wise to share (we're supplying the birds for the BBQ).. and the only other thing it will cost you is gas to get your fuzzy behinds here! .
We may do a chicken swap too if we have enough interest..

Where are you located? i meant to add, my husband is interested in the caponizing class.

On a map I'm in between Killeen and Lampasas (biggest cities around)..

Dennis' class in Galveston is over... he told me last week that he wants to wait until next year before he hosts another one at his place...

My last classes for the year were this past weekend.. Since I do them for free PLUS give away caponizing sets we can't afford to do them all the time (it gets to be too darn expensive)!
Since the holidays and winter will be here before you know it we need to save up for winter feed and heating bills as well as holiday gift giving for our rather large families (shipping gifts isn't cheap either.. lol)..


I may have some chicks or young birds up for adoption in a month or so... just have to find the time to evaluate the ones we have and are hatching out to see which we want to keep for ourselves...



edited for typos

 

[Jessica Lynn]

My last classes for the year were this past weekend..

We had the best time and learned so much! Thank you again for all of the freebies!

 

[bigrob83]

Conroe trade days is coming up again Oct. 13, 2013
last couple of times have been a bit hit or miss hoping its packed this time

October of 2011 the place was full of anything you could possibly want

 

[lindabean]

Has anyone seen poultry for sale / trade at the Fredricksburg Trade Days? They hold it in what looks like the County Fair grounds near Wind Seed Farms (road to Austin).
I have a school holiday 10/14 so may try going to Conroe Trade days on the 13th.