What's your "rule" for greasing combs?

[swtangel321]

chickensducks&agoose :

do you grease their little dangly chin things too?

 

[Feathered Wings]

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I view Dubbing as cruelty

as a rooster can bleed to death from this. It is also very painful and roo's can die from the trauma of the painful experience.

I know because i know show people who regularly practice this precedure on their show birds. I hear how they bleed to death or just can't take the pain.

 

[Cuban Longtails]

If they bleed to death or experience pain, then the process wasn't performed correctly. I have never heard of something like that happening and I know several folk who show as well.

In "game" breeds like old english and american, dubbing is required to even show the birds.

 

[DTchickens]

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correct, My father. and grandfather dubbed birds. as do i.. they've never had one "kick the bucket" (as my grandfather would say) Nor have i. and they've been dubbing for almost 50 years :O the comb isn't really dangerous at all.. the main part is the wattles, and if your careful you dont have to worry about it,

 

[Buster]

Can you IMAGINE an Orpington roo with a dubbed comb???

I have one who lost all the points on his comb due to frostbite from before he lived here- looks better than if I had dubbed him because at least there is SOMETHING there. There are many breeds that, in my opinion, would look ridiculous dubbed. For me, the only option is vaseline- which reminds me, I better go find some for tonight.

 

[CUDA]

I view Dubbing as cruelty

as a rooster can bleed to death from this. It is also very painful and roo's can die from the trauma of the painful experience.

I know because i know show people who regularly practice this precedure on their show birds. I hear how they bleed to death or just can't take the pain.

LOL, now I think I have heard it all, die from the trauma....? Remember chickens are chickens, not people, no matter how much you want them to be... They don't feel pain like you do, and if done properly, they won't bleed to death, will feel better afterwards, and will usually start crowing, dropping a wing for the ladies, and generally feel cocky. I'm sorry if I seem harsh, but I get tired of people that are willing to let their birds get frostbite, which can lead to missing body parts, and death in extreme cases, instead of doing the responsible thing, (which is no worse than circumsizing your baby boy when born by the way) if you can't keep your chickens out of the extreme cold. By the way, dubbing can be just trimming off the points, it doesn't have to be done tight. Just do enough that frostbite isn't an issue. Good luck!​

 

[Buster]

Here is my Buff Orp roo that lost his points and a few toes to frostbite before he ever came to live here:

He's a great roo- good with the ladies, trustworthy around me and my family, etc. But he is UGLY without his points.

Here is a pic of my Black Orp roo- with all his points. Doesn't this look better?

I am going to try putting the vaseline on this winter. If I can save their points by doing that it will look a lot better than no points or dubbed completely- as illustrated in the pics.

 

[Feathered Wings]

I did not say i let mine get frost bite i do grease their combs. Well i didn't know i would be laughed at for saying chickens feel pain. I do know you have to dub to show i'm not ignorant but i personally wouldn't do that to a chicken.

 

[Bammony]

You always have great looking birds Buster! Sorry your roo had to go through losing his comb points to frostbite. I hate it when animals have to suffer like that. He's got a great home now though!

 

[Opa]

I realize that dubbing can lessen the risk of frost bite, and I know that there is minimal risk to the bird when done properly, but i so much prefer the look of a single comb rooster with all of his points that I just look at it as one more responsibility of chicken raising.