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I assume you mean how to dub him, here ya go.
0) Take good photos of the bird so that you know what he looked like before being dubbed.
1) You need a sharp pair of scissors, a large towel, a small wash cloth, some blood stop powder, some alcohol, and an extra pair of hands if you can get them.
2) wrap the bird in the large towel so that he can't flap his wings or getcha with his nails or spurs.
3) Dip the scissors in the alcohol, then pour a little on the wash cloth and clean the areas to be cut.
4) Hold the comb in your off hand & pull up a little to steady the head, scissors in the good hand. Picture a line about 3/16ths of an inch above the bird's scalp, this is the cut line if you're going to do a show cut and leave a little. If not a show cut then just cut close but not into the scalp.
5) Make the cut. He's gonna complain, he's gonna bleed, and if you don't hold onto the comb and steady the head, or have your helper steady the head, then he's gonna shake and toss blood everywhere.
6) After the cut is done put the blood stop powder on it. Some like to have a bucket of cold water there to wipe the cut down with so that there is less blood on the cut when they put the powder on, but I just put the powder on and if I need something extra because there is a lot of blood (some bleed better than others) I just pluck a soft feather from his but, lay that on the cut, then powder it down again.
7) Next, pull the wattles just enough to fully extend them, not so much that you pull face meat into the cut. Trim the wattle close, don't cut the face.
8) Same with the lobes, pull them for the cut, don't pull so much that you pull face into the cut, trim them close.
By the time you're done with wattles & lobes the comb area should be about done bleeding. Use extra powder if need be, but don't wipe the area as this will only searve to unclot the blood and start the bleeding again. Once the blood seems under control put the bird in a pen by himself and give him food, water, and a place to roost and get over his initial headache. Wait for the cuts to heal, 7~10 days, before putting him back with the flock so that he doesnt get pecked on the cuts by the other birds.
9) Take new photos of the bird, post before and after photos here. I promise, he's going to look like a new man... er... I mean rooster, and he will probably have a cockier attitude cause all the hens are gonna think he is really a handsome devil.
Try not to be to nervous, good luck!!
