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Its best to dub when the bird has grown to its fullest potential. I would say if you are getting birds in early spring, dubbing them in mid to late fall before the temp extremes drop to the bitter cold that freezes the combs would be no problem. Don't forget that wattles also freeze in bitter...

You are correct, he is a black breasted red. Thanks for the compliments whitehallgamepullet....CB

Quote: As the APA judge stated before, after the dubbing is finished, when my fowl are set down they usually crow, shuffle, act just as chickeny as they did before. I would imagine they feel it, just like people feel dental work, ear piercing, tatoos, etc., etc....Like we have concluded...

Quote: Sorry, but dubbing is a SHOW STANDARD equating this to cockfighting is like equating the ownership of pitbulls, mastiffs, etc. to dog fighting, lets not perpetuate any misconceptions and misunderstandings here please...

No need to apologize whitehallgamepullet....a forum should be a place for questions asked and answers received, if someone takes offence, then they need do nothing more than close the window or hit the back button. I dub my birds as well, have for 30+ years, in the end they are my birds...if I...

Just a little sidenote for thought...with all the hostility towards dubbing, got a little comparison for you all (stand back my mind has been working, LOL)...now this deals with humans, so bear with me....many human males are circumsized after birth, be it religious belief, whatever, but I...

According to the Chicken Health Handbook, after the painfull frostbite swelling goes down, the cock may continue to lose weight, lose interest in breeding, eating, etc., and may possibly become infertile...pages 132-133...

The thin comb and wattles of oeg are prone to frostbite. So it depends on your climate where you are if you dub or not. A male with frostbite becomes infertile as well as the frostbite wound being susceptible to all sorts of horrible infection and such. (By the way, the way my 3 year old...

Dubbing... ...use the comb as a handle to manipulate the head, remove wattles and lobes, then the comb last, back to front. Get the bird in and out of your hands as quickly as possible to minimize stress. The sooner the bird settles down the sooner he will quit bleeding. I never try to get...