Where to get a cockerel castrated?

[Thechickentrainer1999]

With no redirections or questions as to why, where can I go to get my cockerel castrated? I've read that people have been doing it for years at home but would like someone who knows what they're doing to do it for me whos certified. Any places or specific vets who will do it?

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Good luck, there are close to no vets how will do that procedure

 

[rosemarythyme]

Very few vets treat poultry... you can try calling around specialty vets (i.e. avian, exotic, livestock) in your area but don't be surprised if they don't really deal with chickens.

 

[Thechickentrainer1999]

So almost nobody can castrate them?

 

[Pekin747]

I'm assuming u have a rooster or know of a rooster needing this procedure
So what age is this rooster?

 

[ChickenCanoe]

You may be able to find a good avian vet with poultry experience (rare as hens' teeth) that would do it but even they probably don't have the tools on hand.
Caponizing kits are available lots of places online.
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=CK

https://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Caponizing.html
It would probably be easier to do it yourself than it would be to find someone else to do it. Do you have experience slaughtering and processing chickens? It would be much better to practice on a dead bird.
There are commercial poultry operations where they do caponizing but I'm sure even they don't do it regularly and they wouldn't allow someone to bring in an individual bird for the procedure.

Why do you want to caponize? Is it to keep a rooster from crowing or to get him to grow larger for slaughter?

The terminology for neutering males is different according to taxonomic class.
Neutering mammalian males is castration.
Neutering avian males is caponizing.

 

[Pekin747]

You may be able to find a good avian vet with poultry experience (rare as hens' teeth) that would do it but even they probably don't have the tools on hand.
Caponizing kits are available lots of places online.
https://www.meyerhatchery.com/productinfo.a5w?prodID=CK

https://www.themodernhomestead.us/article/Caponizing.html
It would probably be easier to do it yourself than it would be to find someone else to do it.
There are commercial poultry operations where they do caponizing but I'm sure even they don't do it regularly and they wouldn't allow someone to bring in an individual bird for the procedure.

Why do you want to caponize. Is it to keep a rooster from crowing or to get him to grow larger for slaughter?

The terminology for neutering males is different according to taxonomic class.
Neutering mammalian males is castration.
Neutering avian males is caponizing.

No experience with doing this but I have heard u can only do it to a Male rooster between fully feathered and before he crows

 

[Helloworld]

This is not usually done by medical because Capon is considered meat. It needs to be done at 1lb and no later than 12 weeks.

I found this name and number placed in another thread who are in ashville, NC.
Give it a try. I would hate for you to loose your friend because of his natural tendencies. Capon’s are good eating if you want to venture out.

Sweeten Creek Animal and Bird Hospital
828-684-8875.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

So almost nobody can castrate them?

Almost anybody can caponize with poultry anatomy knowledge and practice.

 

[Soy Milano]

It can only be done while they are young and not developed yet. Once they are older, it doesn't work and is risky. There is only one vet that I know of who does it in all of the US.