Chicken breed and gender?

[Kmooneyhan3910]

Your trim the comb and wattles off. They make special shears for it. But a good sharp pair of kitchen shears works as well. It should be done by somebody who's done it before until you get the hang of it. There is a right way and a wrong way to do it.

Okay I will get my uncle who deals with chickens to help me out a little or at least see if he has the experience of dubbing a chicken

 

[Kmooneyhan3910]

Then he most likely doesn't have frostbite and instead has a few scabs from fighting the other roosters. That also makes me think that the roosters/hens could of pulled any muff feathers off.. I'm going to have to say he's an easter egger.

Okay thank you

 

[drumstick diva]

looks like mixed breed

 

[Kmooneyhan3910]

looks like mixed breed

Thank you

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

He is a Black Breasted Red (OE) cockeral

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

For the frostbite, baby oil and/or Vaseline on the comb and waddles. Make sure they have a heat source when it's cold.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

Maybe mixed with some EE but most likey BBRed. Same coloring and comb as mine that came from a breeder of BBReds. Only difference is the leg color which is why I say he may be slightly mixed

 

[Kat C]

How do the dubbed chickens handle the summer heat, as the comb and wattles are used to cool their bodies?

They handle it just fine in Alabama. You will notice that hens have smaller combs and wattles than roosters but are not more vulnerable to heat. Some breeds have naturally smaller combs and wattles. Rose Combs, Walnut combs, and Homozygous pea combs are all naturally small and the birds have no problem with the heat. Wild jungle fowl have straight combs but not as large as breeds like Leghorns. So a smaller comb and wattles is not a problem

 

[Kat C]

Your trim the comb and wattles off. They make special shears for it. But a good sharp pair of kitchen shears works as well. It should be done by somebody who's done it before until you get the hang of it. There is a right way and a wrong way to do it.

We just had a bit of advice and did it. We use my sewing shears since I don't every use them on anything else other than cloth so they are nice and sharp. Gail Daemerow in her book goes overboard on how to do it. We use sleeves from old shirts to put over the bird to hold them, and I use some velcro straps to hold the legs. Since you are doing this for protection of the bird from frostbite you don't have to get it perfect. Don't go too close to the head when doing the comb and it won't bleed as much. We did that one time and I was appalled by the blood but the rooster was fine the next day anyway. I usually have some ice in a cloth handy to put on the comb but this kid in this video and in another I saw use flour. Kid looks to be about 12-14. If he can do it by himself I guess anyone can. Admission....I hold I let my husband cut and I still look away

 

[Kat C]

Then he most likely doesn't have frostbite and instead has a few scabs from fighting the other roosters. That also makes me think that the roosters/hens could of pulled any muff feathers off.. I'm going to have to say he's an easter egger.

I suppose but we run 5 to 7 roos in our 1/4 acre and from time to time they fight. If they fight too much they become soup or if we want to breed them they go to rooster jail. I have seen some pretty banged up combs and wattles but never have any of our muffed roosters lost any facial feathers. The roos go for the combs and wattles not the feathers in our 20 years of doing this.