Talk:Capon

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Contents 1 "cockerel (a male chicken)"? 2 "Functions"? 3 Random anecdote 4 Image caption NPOV? 5 Capon illegal in UK ?

[edit] "cockerel (a male chicken)"?

I respectfully suggest that the term "rooster" would both be much more widely understood and not require a parenthetic explanation. Dick Kimball (talk) 19:04, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] "Functions"?

Changed "reproductive functions" to "reproductive organs". Functions are disabled, not removed.

71.241.116.250 (talk) 07:50, 17 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Random anecdote

When my wife was a child in rural China in the 1970s, she remembers her family receiving visits from a man whose specific job it was to castrate roosters and boars. He would go from house to house looking for work, and would often be paid with a meal. Not going into the article, but I thought it was interesting. If anyone makes a list of where capons are raised, it should include China. — Pekinensis 21:08, 27 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Image caption NPOV?

the caption for the Capon_Prior_to_Roasting image is cute, but not terribly encyclopedic. i'm tempted to revert it, but feel bad shortening such a short article. Rob* 02:59, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I was just coming here to make the same comment. It's lovely that their meal came out so... nicely (danger: vegetarian posting), but I don't think it needs to be committed to the hallowed annals of Wikipedia for generations to come. Mineralogy 04:36, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Capon illegal in UK ?

is "Capons, as a foodstuff, are banned in the United Kingdom" actually true given that you can order them from http://www.manorfarmgame.co.uk/product.php?id=7

cheers

87.80.10.182 17:26, 7 December 2006 (UTC)ian