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[nuggetraiser]

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Recently saved two hens from an animal control situation. I ended up taking home two hens that were part of the "flock". I am noticing now that it looks like they've cut off their combs (or so I think). They are fully feathered ladies but still juvenile for sure (no redness of the facial area).

Has anyone else seen or heard of this?

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[Pyxis]

It's called dubbing, and it's done to game fowl cocks as a requirement to show and also for fighting - since combs bleed a lot if injured they just cut them off. Don't know why they would do it to females though.

 

[donrae]

I don't think females are dubbed.

Can you get a good clear picture and post?

 

[nuggetraiser]

I will in the am. Thanks

 

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[nuggetraiser]

This was as good as I could get without chasing them down. Haha.

 

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[donrae]

I don't think they're dubbed, those look like immature pullets with pea combs maybe? The pics aren't too great, but I'm leaning toward something like bantam white laced Cornish, or a mix thereof.

 

[Old Rando]

They look like immature gamefowl pullets. Single, pea, and rose combs exist in American game and those look to be either pea or rose combs just not developed yet.