dubbing henry this weekend and i have some ?'s... W/PICS!!!...

[gumbii]

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i don't know how to inject chickens... i also read about vitamin K before too... i'll have to look into that for the other roos...



here are the other chickens...


the man that showed me how to dub did this roo... he left a huge gap under his chin i guess to give him the snake head look... i don't like it personally... but whatever... also, this guy bled like crazy, and he didn't put anything on him to stop the bleeding... it was brutal, but very fast... used a double edge blade to do the waddles and ears... like i said... brutal... but i learned some off of him, like how to hold him wile cutting it and everything...

this was my first attempt to do a "show" cut... it looks good, but again, he got the straight cut... i don't like it... like i said, it looks great, but i don't think henry should get something like that... but also, this dude bled a lot less than thor, and healed pretty fast... i also didn't cut off a lot of the ear and waddles... but you could hardly tell i left some on there... i didn't shave it off like the black roo... i think he looks all right...

thx for looking...

 

[gumbii]

wait... why does it have to be a damp towel...? i'm going to do it in a little wile... i don't know if i should wet him it is 55°F tonight... i'll just wrap him with a normal towel... i got some cornstarch from wally world earlier today...


wish me luck...

 

[Chris09]

but this has gotta hurt these birds

If the person that is doing the dubbing know what they are doing it doesn't hurt the bird.

There are a lot of breeders up North here that will dub ALL large comb breeders weather they are Game type breeds or Leghorns it is to protect from frost bite and to help with fertility.

Chris​

 

[NYREDS]

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It's harder for them to wiggle out of a damp towel then it is a dry towel. It's a damp towel not a soaking wet towel. He won't get wet emough to do him any harm, especially ay 55 degrees.

 

[NYREDS]

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[acid_chipmunk]

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It doesn't matter how good the housing is for some breeds. Some combs are just too large to survive northern winters. You can put vaseline on them to protect them, but it doesn't always help.

 

[gumbii]

no... they're going to be shown, they are pampered, they have clean running water, and they get dubbed... i know it's not freezing and they don't risk frost bite, but i'm going to show these guys... they aren't the best specimens, but if that's the sport around here i want to get involved... i'm not expecting to win first place, but i want to be in the game...



I wrapped him up in a towel after letting him roam around my living room for an hour... i stared at him and saw that his comb isn't naturally straight... so i decided to give him a shorter cut bellow the dub line... if i would've done the dub line mark, it would've been a huge red "S" on his scull... i wrapped him up in a huge beach towel, LOL, and too him to the kitchen... i didn't leave two huge gaping holes like the guy left the black one, so he is not going to have snake head... there was just two lines were the wattles were... then i went for the ears... he had big ears, so that was super easy to do... then the crest came and went at it... one solid clean cut and it came out just how i wanted it... cornstarched him up... BTW, the cornstarch was just the same as the flour... didn't feel any difference, but will continue using the cornstarch...

btw, he did not move or make a noise thru the entire ordeal... i threw him in the purple holding cage in my living room and he fell asleep right away... i will post up pictures tomorrow... and i believe i'm going to dub my boy's blue wheaton soon as well... so i will be updating henry's thread...

 

[Chris09]

You can numb the comb with ice water he wont feel a thing.


Chris

 

[Sumatra503]

Dubbing is most certainly a painful procedure if done incorrectly or at the wrong age. It can also be relatively painless it done correctly.

Having a heated night time coup helps the birds stay warmer and prevents frostbite. Simply hanging an infrared heat lamp int he coup that the birds can retreat to when they feel too cold will help with this during the day. If it is cold enough for frostbite mostly chickens shouldn't be kept out for overly long periods of time. You don't need to keep them out of the snow just take a few procautions for them when it is colder out.

For OEG's and OEGB's dubbing arose many years ago when the birds were used as fighting cocks. the comb and wattles were removed to prevent blood loss during the fight. When these birds were first seen they were dubbed and so it became a common practice to dub the birds and thus became the standard for the breed.

I've noticed that these things always stir up a debate. It is just part of responsible chicken keeping whether or not you should dub your chickens.

 

[Chris09]

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Can you post where you got this information from?
Every un-dubbed Old English Game Bantam Cock I have seen at a show was DQ'ed

Never herd of a, "natural class" and I know a few APA judges that are on here and they have always said if there over a year they have to be dubbed to be shown and never said anything about
a, " natural class".

Chris