Neutering roosters

[Ridgerunner]

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

Welcome to the forum.

I checked for a Connecticut state thread in the "Where am I? Where are you!" section of the forum and did not find an active one, so that is out. I did not check Mass or RI though, they may be within driving distance. Maybe a few options.

Start a new thread with Connecticut in the title, and maybe avian veterinarians. Or caponizing cockerels. That might attract the people you want to see your question. Make sure your area is in the title.

You might try calling your county extension office and ask them. They might know.

You can ask at the feed store. You might get lucky or maybe they will let you post a note on a bulletin board.

You might Google avian veterinarian Connecticut. or RI. You might get lucky.

Chat with a local vet. They might know someone to refer you to.

Good luck and once again,

 

[Abriana]

It’s actually called canonizing. A rooster that has had this type of surgery is called a capon. Cockerels are caponized to make them fatter for slaughter, but the surgery is difficult, invasive, and stressful for the bird. Also, it is not easy to find a vet who will do it.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

I came across a person who did this procedure by herself (Im sure she had assistance),but she wasn’t a vet,she simply learned how to do it herself probably by reading,and she did it to several of her males,and they were purely for pets.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I came across a person who did this procedure by herself (Im sure she had assistance),but she wasn’t a vet,she simply learned how to do it herself probably by reading,and she did it to several of her males,and they were purely for pets.

Why the need to do it on pet roosters?
Seems a risky DIY on a rooster you care about.

 

[Folly's place]

Not to mention that 'traditionally' caponizing is done without anesthesia! Abdominal surgery without anesthesia is barbaric!
Mary

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Idk,that was her own doing,I wouldn’t .

Why the need to do it on pet roosters?
Seems a risky DIY on a rooster you care about.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

I think it was so she could keep them without having any issues

 

[Lazy Farmer]

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.

 

[Lazy Farmer]

 

[Granitestater]

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

Dr Stephen Dyer in So. Weymouth Mass is doing mine Monday; at VCA So Shore Animal Hosp. Is an avian vet.