Calling out capon owners

[Kabootar]

I understand that this is a little older thread, but still I will give my take. I don't know how you guys caponize a cockerel there, but here we take 4-6 week cockerels, hold it tight on it's sides, make an incision between last two ribs and yank off its testicles.
I am caponizing chickens since I was 15, I learned the trick from my father, in the beginning I killed many birds but now hardly 1% of the birds are dead or slips and it hardly takes me two minutes.

 

[AuntieWeasel]

I know farmers used to do it all the time, but the knack has been lost where I am. My good old country vet refused me...he said the one time he tried, the bird died on table. Something about the testicles being close to the kidneys.

You can buy capons for meat. I think they still do it in France. But my boys have to get along with each other intact (which they are managing to do pretty well).

 

[Troika]

@Kabootar You’re fortunate to have been able to hone your skills on many roos. For some of us, we may just have a handful of birds in a backyard flock. In my part of the world, heritage chooks are hard to get a hold of. And if one winds up with more Roos than hens, then it’s either the pot or some are let loose in the wild which isn’t good for the indigenous fowl population. Many of us also grow attached to roos who often times have a much bigger personality than the hens. So caponisation is often a last resort rather than a routine. And then, finding someone who knows or dares to try to do it is another problem. Thankfully, I did and I’m pretty happy with how my first patient turned out. Like I said, he doesn’t crow and is much less aggressive than his brothers.

 

[Kabootar]

@Kabootar You’re fortunate to have been able to hone your skills on many roos. For some of us, we may just have a handful of birds in a backyard flock. In my part of the world, heritage chooks are hard to get a hold of. And if one winds up with more Roos than hens, then it’s either the pot or some are let loose in the wild which isn’t good for the indigenous fowl population. Many of us also grow attached to roos who often times have a much bigger personality than the hens. So caponisation is often a last resort rather than a routine. And then, finding someone who knows or dares to try to do it is another problem. Thankfully, I did and I’m pretty happy with how my first patient turned out. Like I said, he doesn’t crow and is much less aggressive than his brothers.

I understand but capons fetch higher price than intact roosters. Because they are tender like a Cornish cross at the same time they have the flavour of a mature bird. They are atleast twice as costly than an intact rooster.

 

[aart]

I understand but capons fetch higher price than intact roosters. Because they are tender like a Cornish cross at the same time they have the flavour of a mature bird. They are atleast twice as costly than an intact rooster.

Curious @Kabootar .....How many birds to you keep/raise/sell/etc?

and....
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[Kabootar]

Curious @Kabootar .....How many birds to you keep/raise/sell/etc?

and....
Where in this world are you located?
Climate, and time of year, is almost always a factor.
Please add your general geographical location to your profile.
It's easy to do, (laptop version shown), then it's always there!
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I can't figure out how to that on my android phone. I am located in Bihar, India near Nepal border. Climate is subtropical monsoon type.

 

[aart]

I can't figure out how to that on my android phone.

@Texas Kiki might be able to help with that.

 

[Kiki]

I can't figure out how to that on my android phone. I am located in Bihar, India near Nepal border. Climate is subtropical monsoon type.

Click on this icon on the top of your screen, next to inbox:. Where you see my red, white and blue picture...yours will have the gray rooster.