capon

     

A capon is a cockerel (a male chicken) whose reprouctive organs were removed at a young age. Typically, the castration is performed when the chicken is between 6 and 20 weeks old.

Trivia about capon

  • 5-letter word for a male chicken that's been "fixed"
  • A barrow is a pig that's had certain involuntary surgery; a gelding is the equivalent horse, & this is the rooster

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