Gave my bird away, then got him back... Now he looks different!!!

[1acrefarm]

I see nothing wrong with dubbing. I have an RIR with occasional frostbite issues that may get dubbed when I learn to do it proper. I think that rooster looks better.

 

[Rainbowbirds-of-a-Feather]

Thank You all again for your feedback.

Points taken and I respect them all..

 

[hearthnsoul]

seems like prime candidates for therapy. Poor rooster :-(

 

[countrygirl23]

i was raised with game birds.my dad got rid of all of his except his black game hen.he got interested in the black gaints.anyway one day he got offered a roo that needed a good home a takin care of he didnt want the roo so i told him i would take him.well when the roo got here i was shocked his comb had been tore and his waddles had beed tore also.one of my dads friends has game birds and dubbs his so i asked him to dubb my game roo.after a day the roo was acting better and feeling alot better.he evan looked better.now hes big and heavy.he dosent like my dad though.he bites my dad but hes sweet to me.we also had to chop his spurs we didntknow at the time if he was nice or mean.hopefully soon ill have somw lil game chicks runnin around.i keep the hens they are good to sit on other chickens eggs.
hope this helps a little

 

[Justino]

eh, im more of a huge comb and wattles guy....

sorta makes em look less like a chicken without em

 

[Quack Shack]

Yep, wouldn't have recognized him. Good thing you had before and after pics! I'll keep that in mind. I may put my initials on any future swap birds with a Sharpie just so I don't get them in another round.

 

[Rootball]

Quote:
Because if you're up near the mountains it gets much colder.

I guess I am the only one that remembers the blizzard.

ETA: One of many press reports:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/blog/weather/2007/12/hawaii-blizzard.html

Nobody lives on Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa(except short term astronomers) it is 3 hours and 13,000 feet of driving. Waimea is the closest place anyone would live and it probably only ever gets down to 50* at night. Anyway the poster lives on Maui. There is often snow on Mauna Kea, however I think I can guarentee you that there is not a single chicken in any part of hawaii who has ever been in danger of being frostbitten.

Ill even go one step further...I live in Colorado at 8000 and can pretty much guarantee you that no chicken would ever get frostbitten here even in a blizzard. It has to be quite a bit colder and for a sustained period.


That said....


I have always personally been against dubbing. Im am fully aware of why it is done, but why is everyone here up in arms? It is a standard for many of the breeds to be shown with. It serves no purpose except for fighting, yet many people want their birds to look that way.

If these boys lived in a community in Hawaii where most of the other cocks were dubbed, then maybe they just thought it looked cool.

Maybe he was used for fighting but I doubt it. Fighting birds never last long.

 

[DTchickens]

Quote:
Because if you're up near the mountains it gets much colder.

I guess I am the only one that remembers the blizzard.

ETA: One of many press reports:
http://www.burlingtonfreepress.com/blog/weather/2007/12/hawaii-blizzard.html

Nobody lives on Mauna Kea or Mauna Loa(except short term astronomers) it is 3 hours and 13,000 feet of driving. Waimea is the closest place anyone would live and it probably only ever gets down to 50* at night. Anyway the poster lives on Maui. There is often snow on Mauna Kea, however I think I can guarentee you that there is not a single chicken in any part of hawaii who has ever been in danger of being frostbitten.

Ill even go one step further...I live in Colorado at 8000 and can pretty much guarantee you that no chicken would ever get frostbitten here even in a blizzard. It has to be quite a bit colder and for a sustained period.


That said....


I have always personally been against dubbing. Im am fully aware of why it is done, but why is everyone here up in arms? It is a standard for many of the breeds to be shown with. It serves no purpose except for fighting, yet many people want their birds to look that way.

If these boys lived in a community in Hawaii where most of the other cocks were dubbed, then maybe they just thought it looked cool.

Maybe he was used for fighting but I doubt it. Fighting birds never last long.

Chickens can get frostbitten here in Mississippi.. Which probably has some of the warmest winters (except last year). We never even got snow and most of the time it rained. It was a surprise if it even got under 65 degrees. So i wouldn't doubt they can get frostbitten in Colorado..

 

[stuckinthecity]

VERY PRETTY ROOSTER!!! Do you know what exactly went into his genes? Looks like a leghorn...buff...and barred cross?

And I don't like dubbing...its weird, I absolutley love gamefowl, but I rather the roosters to grow out their combs and look like roosters then warriors. lol

 

[MotherMal13]

Poor thing. He was georgous at first. You could probablly get some beautiful chicks outta that guy!