Making Capons

Greg1959 · Jul 28, 2012

Having a hard time trying caponizing roosters. Have the tools and instructions but can't seem to find the pea sized testicle on each side of bird.I did this at correct age for the bird but they usually flat-lined on table.

Any suggestions?

patiolant · Jul 28, 2012

Raise pullets instead. I gave up on roosters/capons years ago. Pullets are much calmer; the cornish cross just eat, sleep, and put on weight.

LAA · Jul 28, 2012

No need to cut on both sides, lay the bird on his right side, make a small incision between the last two ribs facing his rear end, cut the skin only, spread the incision, pierce the membrane and pull the memebrane apart as much as needed, the testicles are high on the back bone in front of the kidneys, twist them off with the tool provided in your kit or pull them off with long tweezers, don't try to cut them off, douse the incision with listerine and let him go. If the procedure is killing them you may be making your incision too deep and high up and hitting the artery that runs along the back bone, if there was a lot of blood and you could not see the testicles that is most likely what happened. The key is to never cut into the birds body, the scalpel is only for the intial incision in the skin, that is why 3 weeks old tops is when I make my capons, no meat on the ribs at that age. Very important to starve them for 24 hours, no food or water so that the organs are all shrunk.

buickanddeere · Jul 28, 2012

Always raised a mix of roosters and pullets. Never thought of capons. Don't like fat birds.
Raise cornish giants just like the laying birds. Outside in a pen, full daylight, with the feed and water at opposite ends.
Put an end to leg problems and heart attacks.

Making Capons

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