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    using a contraceptive implant (made for dogs) to stop crowing...Anyone ever heard of this?

    A vet has to do the procedure. My advice would be to find a vet who sees a lot of companion birds and exotics as they are more likely to have used the implant in birds. Additionally i have recently had the implant placed into another young cockerel. It is working very well, I am very happy with...
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    using a contraceptive implant (made for dogs) to stop crowing...Anyone ever heard of this?

    The roosters do not develop any features that are dependant on large amounts of testosterone i.e. rooster plumage, crowing, mating and aggression. They look more like big hens - well this is all true of Prince, so I suppose it would be true of other roosters and it's certainly true of other male...
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    using a contraceptive implant (made for dogs) to stop crowing...Anyone ever heard of this?

    It did not work in Tiny. He kept on crowing despite the implant and I had to rehome him. Unfortunately I don't know how things worked out for him after this as the new owner didn't reply to my emails asking for updates. I assume he was sterile for a length of time, and if he lived long enough...
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    using a contraceptive implant (made for dogs) to stop crowing...Anyone ever heard of this?

    The cost of the Suprelorin6 implant (designed for 6 months use in dogs) was $85. I consider that a small price to pay if it works! I will keep you updated.
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    using a contraceptive implant (made for dogs) to stop crowing...Anyone ever heard of this?

    Hi all, I am bringing this thread up again because today I had the Suprelorin implant placed into my 18 week old pet silkie rooster, Tiny. The procedure went well and no general anaesthetic was required. Tiny has barely crowed in the mornings since he started to crow approximately 4 weeks ago...
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