Has anyone made a proposal to change the Standard on dubbing combs?

[JacinLarkwell]

Just getting started in the breed so I'm still on the fence about dubbing. I have "dubbed" roosters in the past due to injuries from fighting. I have even had to remove part of a large wattle on an Orpington. So I know that it is only mildly painful for them. I think they should make dubbing an option. With everyone being made aware that if the owner chooses not to dub then a 1/2 point will deducted. Their own sense of competition does the rest.

If they ever made it an option, I think it should be more than a half point.

 

[CaramelKittey]

Just getting started in the breed so I'm still on the fence about dubbing. I have "dubbed" roosters in the past due to injuries from fighting. I have even had to remove part of a large wattle on an Orpington. So I know that it is only mildly painful for them. I think they should make dubbing an option. With everyone being made aware that if the owner chooses not to dub then a 1/2 point will deducted. Their own sense of competition does the rest.

I absolutely agree with this! Make a non-dubbed comb a defect rather than a disqualification.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

No. If you don't like it, either don't show this breed or don't even bother to breed it. The standard does not need to change