Dubbing Roosters

[ModernGameGrl]

Not sure this is the correct spot for this thread so sorry if it's not.

My brother just got a few new bantam roos and they need to be dubbed for showing however they are over a year old is it to late to dub them and have it heal nicely?

 

[shelleyd2008]

No, they'll heal within a week or so regardless of how old they are. Most people dub them around 9 months or so but I think that's mostly due to showing. Why does your brother need to dub them? Is he planning on showing? They never have unless they are OEG or AG show birds.

 

[gumbii]

modern games also get dubbed...

i dub all of my OEGB's... i wait for the 7 month mark... or once i see him sexually matured... it's easy to dub...

here's my thread about it... thankfully it was edited by the mod's and wasn't ruined...

 

[ddroland]

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A year is not too old and they should be at least 9 months. Dubbing, like killing, never gets easy for me, especially doing it by yourself. I tried the sack method last time and that worked pretty good. Basically cut the corner off a sack or old pillow case and put them in the sack and stick their head out of the hole, keeps em from flapping. I've had some real bleeders, my coop looked like a murder scene, but luckily no deaths.

 

[ModernGameGrl]

They are going to be shown in 4H and the person we got them from said they should be dubbed if they were being shown. I know my bird got docked when I showed him because he wasn't dubbed but he was an OEGB.

 

[VI KING RANCH]

I find that when dubbing it is best to use one of your I'm sure chicken friendly city left on the side of the rode and put the little roo in therre and they can't move you can put some iodine on and your done it is very simple... I am doing my oegb this weekend.

 

[Timmy]

It's not too late at all. They do need to be dubbed to show them. They are supposed to be dubbed by October of the year they were hatch so after that it is a DQ at shows, but usually not to big of a deal at 4H shows. With the bantams it's not that big of a deal I just hold them in my left hand and do it. There is some blood, but not that much really. Good sharp shears are the main thing. I use a pair of leather shears because I like the large handles, but you can order dubbing shears. Remember his moderns get dubbed a lot closer than your Old English do. Try to find a local breeder to help show you how but if not just do your research and do it.