Neutering roosters

[DRUCAHILL]

Does anyone know a vet in Northeastern Ct. who will neuter a young rooster?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Why would you need to neuter a rooster?

 

[redranger209]

Why would you need to neuter a rooster?

X2, unless it’s for a meat bird.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

For small animals like birds neutering is very stressful (and imo, unecessary). Sometimes the stress and labor of recovery can even kill them. What is your reason to neuter?

 

[Dawnclucks22]

If you’re concerned about fertile eggs then don’t worry, a hen needs to go broody for a chick to grow.

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Neutering a cockerel or cock will not stop him from crowing.

 

[The Moonshiner]

If you’re concerned about fertile eggs then don’t worry, a hen needs to go broody for a chick to grow.

No not really.
Its been upper 90s to 101°here lately. Eggs will start devolving just setting in the coop at those temps.

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Please understand that the procedure you're thinking of is called caponizing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capon

This is a procedure that is done to make roosters grow fatter and lazier for butchering. It is a VERY invasive procedure (chicken testicles are near the spine on the inside of the body cavity) and because birds have VERY specific anesthetic needs many vets won't preform invasive surgery on a rooster - or any bird.

The resulting chicken often still results in a crowing bird (though some reports say less or quieter crowing), but will also make your rooster very fat, lazy, and likely have other health problems. It's no longer an animal designed for health and longevity.
Unless you are going to eat this rooster, I would not consider preforming this procedure on them or having it done. And if you're going to eat this animal anyway, a vet bill seems excessive.

If you don't want fertile eggs, just dont keep a rooster. Your hens will still lay without one.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

If you know anything about a neutered rooster it makes them very calmer and docile,they result in practically looking and acting as a hen would,but do get fat unfortunately with health issues,maybe the person doesn’t want all her roosters to bicker and fight as I have seen and heard people who still want these birds but rather capons.

 

[Folly's place]

Capons were meant to be eaten as roasters when the got huge, and not to be kept around as pets. The surgery must be done when the cockerels are very young, and still, survival rates may not be very good.
Mary