Most male animals in animal husbandry are casterated. Any animal after a severe injury will be off feed, will not be mobil, and generally eats less and often times loses weight.
Any animal, that jumps up, rapidly returns to active living, eating, drinking and moving with ease, has not been hurt by the procedure. They don't loose weight, they are active. Young males fit in this category.
Anesthetic is hard on birds.
I think I did say that it needs to be done, and if not, I am saying it now, it needs to be done before maturity. After that it is too late and pretty ineffective. Before maturity the gonads are smaller and there are less issues.
Mrs K
Any animal, that jumps up, rapidly returns to active living, eating, drinking and moving with ease, has not been hurt by the procedure. They don't loose weight, they are active. Young males fit in this category.
Anesthetic is hard on birds.
I think I did say that it needs to be done, and if not, I am saying it now, it needs to be done before maturity. After that it is too late and pretty ineffective. Before maturity the gonads are smaller and there are less issues.
Mrs K