Help my rooster is eating himself!!

[nnbreeder]

If I remember right you do it during the waneing moon. Another thing on a yellow legged bird you look at the red stripes on the legs if they are a full bright red it's said that the blood is in the legs and dubbing will create a lot less blood plus it's said they heal faster.

Never dub with a full moon, the bleeding is worse and they don't heal as fast.

The different signs of the Zodiac are assigned to different parts of the body and you want to pick a time that is assigned to the lower portion of the body plus observe all the other signs.

Years ago the Old Farmer's Alminac used to list the optimum days for dubbing fowl but I don't know if they include that any longer.

 

[Poohbear]

Farmers Almanac can be purchased almost anywhere. It will show the zodiac signs and many other interesting items.

 

[Mrs MIA]

OK... thanks!

http://www.almanac.com/astrology/index.php
Down near the bottom is the best days to set chicken eggs!

 

[silkiechicken]

Best of luck!

I would think that if you do dub, try not to pull and cut, but rather cut with the line of the face, since if you pull and cut, you might cut too much and a greater area of skin would need to heal over. Kind of like if you pull and cut on a whole chicken, let go, and have an oblong hole.

 

[basicliving]

This thread just fascinates me - I have never heard of a rooster doing this. Did you end up dubbing him? How is he doing? How are YOU doing? Was it as difficult as you imagined?

I hope this all turns out ok for both of you. I'll be interested in hearing an update!

Penny

 

[katrinag]

I was wondering if you can post before and after pics?

 

[winekntrychicks]

update please...............

 

[poussin_noir]

I have the rooster separated for now, until the pair of scissors I wanted comes in, which should be today.
I was going to do it the night I posted but where I live there are not too many places with good scissors lol.
I also wanted to wait until my fiance came home so he could assist me in holding him. I have a bad shoulder and thought it would be safer if there was two of us.
The rooster definitely has not stopped trying to get his wattles and good thing I was successful in tying them back where he can't reach them. The previous wounds look good but definitely need to dub them for his own good.
I will post some pictures when I get it done everyone, I pray it won't be too bloody.
I realize his wattles were getting wet when he went outside and the dragged in the snow while he picked at scratch, also the falling snow is probably not good for combs getting wet and freezing.
I will thank you guys again for your knowledge and support.

This place is the best!

 

[the1much]

make sure you have plenty of corn starch,, or blue kote < sp ,, i dont use it i use corn starch,,,,,,, and after you dub,, pack the corn starch to it,,,, its like a mud band-aid,, lol,, it will help stop the bleeding.
the really "high end" people use a "hot iron" and cit with that,, so it cauterizes it at the same time,,,, but i aint that "busy" .... yet lol

 

[DTchickens]

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dub on a COLD day, heat thins the blood... and some dub by the new moon (Which is when i plan to dub my little cockerel), which is the last week of the month, dub before or during dark.. That way he'll settle down. he shouldn't bleed much then unless you did something wrong (Follow a good article and it shouldn't happen though lol) but just incase, keep some blood stopping powder handy.. sugar, flour... whatever they mentioned earlier. etc.