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

[CaramelKittey]

We have goats and goats have blood vessels in their horns too. We live in NJ which is a pretty moderate climate and our disbudded and polled goats do fine.

 

[CaramelKittey]

I don’t have game birds, but I can comment on this frostbite issue. I have buff Orpingtons in Illinois. It gets below 0*F here. Yet, I have *never* lost a bird to a frostbitten comb. I have *never* had a comb rot, go septic, or otherwise endanger my birds. My birds can go in the barn, out of the weather. Their “coop” is a room in the barn. They will sometimes snuggle together for added warmth. I suppose that if you keep your birds caged separately that the inability to snuggle could cause cold injuries.

I live in NJ and I've never lost a bird to frostbite either. The only issue I've had is just a little bit of frostbite at the very tip of the points of my Serama's comb. My only gamefowl rooster is already dubbed so if they are more susceptible to frostbite, I wouldn't know. lol

 

[roosterhavoc]

I live in NJ and I've never lost a bird to frostbite either. The only issue I've had is just a little bit of frostbite at the very tip of the points of my Serama's comb. My only gamefowl rooster is already dubbed so if they are more susceptible to frostbite, I wouldn't know. lol

They are not more susceptible. Sometimes it’s the individual bird. I’ve seen birds penned side by side with the same size combs one with frostbite and one without any at all. A lot depends on the wind.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

ABA member here too We have a big problem with frostbite up here, but as a personal opinion I don’t like dubbing. I could see the rationale behind it if it was for practical reasons but dubbing for strictly aesthetic purposes isn’t something I could do or get behind , but to each their own of course. Actually we had a New Hampshire pullet almost completely dub herself on a messed up feeder as a chick and it healed perfectly on its own. She looks like a unicorn now

 

[The Moonshiner]

I don't have an issue with dubbing but I've never heard its done because of frostbite fear.
I live where it gets quite cold and I raise leghorns so I'm no stranger to frostbite. Never had a bird get bad off let alone die from it either.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Usually mine only lose the tines of they lose anything to frost bite.

 

[FluffyBottomBantams]

They are not more susceptible. Sometimes it’s the individual bird. I’ve seen birds penned side by side with the same size combs one with frostbite and one without any at all. A lot depends on the wind.

X2 to this . I’ve got a cockerel with a massive comb that’s got frostbite bad this winter, all the points have it and nothing we do is helping, the cockbird I bred him from is housed two cages up and has just as large of a comb and but is perfectly fine.

 

[terrip824]

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.

 

[sdm111]

Anyone has the choice not to. It will disqualify. If you want to play you have to go by the rules. If you don't want to simply don't show. Its not that big a deal

 

[terrip824]

Anyone has the choice not to. It will disqualify. If you want to play you have to go by the rules. If you don't want to simply don't show. Its not that big a deal

This is why I am on the fence. Because you are also correct.