Modern game bantam dubbing

[KentuckyRooster]

I need some tips on dubbing a gamecock. Mines a modern, and I don't know how old he should be. I know I need to do it to show him though

 

[Folly's place]

Yuck!
There's a thread here somewhere about it, and check with other show game bird people.
Mary

 

[KentuckyRooster]

It's breed standard for his breed. I thought I might need to try and find someone with experience to do it for me..But I'm not sure if there is anyone locally

 

[chickengeorgeto]

Either a very sharp pair of sissors or else an extremely sharp cutting object like a straight razor both works well. For your purposes be sure to make a clean.... meaning slick job of it without leaving any tag ends of either the earlobes, gills or wattles, or else the comb sticking out. Someone with experience can dub a cock as fast as his helpers can catch and bring the birds to him. A beginner will do well to either stick the stag's head through a hole in one corner of a pillow case or cloth feed sack so that he is in-mobile because remember you have a sharp object in your hand.

I know people who feed the roosters' comb, gills, and ear lobes back to him as soon as this operation is complete. It doesn't seem to put the stag or cock off his feed either. Feed and water him the day before and don't give him any feed and only a small amount of water after the operation is completed. If you are squeamish a vitamin pill with a good dose of vitamin K poked down his gullet the day before may speed clotting but that IMHO is more for your benefit than for your rooster's. Don't do the deed until the offending body parts have reached adult size because it is very very difficult to dub a rooster a second time if he doesn't have much for you to grab hold of. I think that a knife or razor is best because the pinching action of dull scissors may prove uncomfortable. The next day feed and water as before. Your yard may erupt in pandemonium because none of your newly dubbed roosters will recognize their former bosses or punching bags so if these bad boys are to run together a new pecking order must be established. This will also depend on the level of gameness remaining in your Modern Game Bantams. Good Luck and post a picture of you trophy.

I almost forgot, trim the comb last because the comb is the easiest thing to hold on to.

A friend of mine uses an empty 2 or 3 Liter Coke bottle or a one gallon plastic bottle with the bottom cut away and a hole in the top where the cap was that is big enough to accommodate the roosters noggin.

 

[Delaneygraces]

Either a very sharp pair of sissors or else an extremely sharp cutting object like a straight razor both works well. For your purposes be sure to make a clean.... meaning slick job of it without leaving any tag ends of either the earlobes, gills or wattles, or else the comb sticking out. Someone with experience can dub a cock as fast as his helpers can catch and bring the birds to him. A beginner will do well to either stick the stag's head through a hole in one corner of a pillow case or cloth feed sack so that he is in-mobile because remember you have a sharp object in your hand.

I know people who feed the roosters' comb, gills, and ear lobes back to him as soon as this operation is complete. It doesn't seem to put the stag or cock off his feed either. Feed and water him the day before and don't give him any feed and only a small amount of water after the operation is completed. If you are squeamish a vitamin pill with a good dose of vitamin K poked down his gullet the day before may speed clotting but that IMHO is more for your benefit than for your rooster's. Don't do the deed until the offending body parts have reached adult size because it is very very difficult to dub a rooster a second time if he doesn't have much for you to grab hold of. I think that a knife or razor is best because the pinching action of dull scissors may prove uncomfortable. The next day feed and water as before. Your yard may erupt in pandemonium because none of your newly dubbed roosters will recognize their former bosses or punching bags so if these bad boys are to run together a new pecking order must be established. This will also depend on the level of gameness remaining in your Modern Game Bantams. Good Luck and post a picture of you trophy.

I almost forgot, trim the comb last because the comb is the easiest thing to hold on to.

A friend of mine uses an empty 2 or 3 Liter Coke bottle or a one gallon plastic bottle with the bottom cut away and a hole in the top where the cap was that is big enough to accommodate the roosters noggin.

I agree totally with this!! Except I trim my birds with two people, where one person holds the bird, and I hold onto the comb to dub, then the other person helps me keep their head still as I trim the comb. The comb is best cut in on snip, but it may require you to go back and make a few more trims to make it smooth. Also, if your bird has white earlobes, be sure to get those cut off completely, without touching the little feather area of his ear!! It’s May result in your bird going deaf!
For scissors, I use small, curved surgeon scissors for the wattles and earlobes, but I use normal, large thick kitchen scissors for the comb.
If you happen to cut to deep, or they are bleeding a bit heavy, I use flour and pack it on top of where their comb was, and it will slow/stop bleeding.

Good luck! And how old is your bird? And what coloration? I’d love to see some pictures of your pretty modern/s!

 

[Kiki]

This is new to me.
I'm watching to learn.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

I agree totally with this!! Except I trim my birds with two people, where one person holds the bird, and I hold onto the comb to dub, then the other person helps me keep their head still as I trim the comb. The comb is best cut in on snip, but it may require you to go back and make a few more trims to make it smooth. Also, if your bird has white earlobes, be sure to get those cut off completely, without touching the little feather area of his ear!! It’s May result in your bird going deaf!
For scissors, I use small, curved surgeon scissors for the wattles and earlobes, but I use normal, large thick kitchen scissors for the comb.
If you happen to cut to deep, or they are bleeding a bit heavy, I use flour and pack it on top of where their comb was, and it will slow/stop bleeding.

Good luck! And how old is your bird? And what coloration? I’d love to see some pictures of your pretty modern/s!

Just old enough he should Crow soon. He's red/brown, the traditional color lol. I just have one I was lucky to find him and snapped him up in a second. I have seramas mostly.

 

[Delaneygraces]

Cool! He’s probally a Brown Red or a B.B. Red, hard to tell though w/o a picture. What’s his name? It’s awesoem that you snagged him!

 

[KentuckyRooster]

Here's pics! He's got a diaper on so it covers up a little but can you tell his color?

He's got a great personality he follows me like a puppy.

 

[Delaneygraces]

So pretty! He does seem a little young to be dubbing yet, though.
I’m leaning more towards B.B. red, but as you said the diaper (cute cute cute!!) does cover most of his saddle/back feathers. I’m thinking less and less of a Brown Red, the more I look. He doesn’t have lacing, in his chest or neck, so most likely not. But it’s still possible, I had a BR that had no lacing.
I have a little Birchen cockerel that follows me around as well! He just tries to crow yesterday, but the Roo Crew (my 3 grown roosters) didn’t like it. I didn’t he’ll try to crow again any time soon

He’s the second one from the right in this pic. His name is Nemo, and the other black ones are his younger sisters, then there’s his adoptive sister, Squirt!