which is the proper way to decomb a rooster

[Rootball]

Chickens always remind me of little dinosaurs. Watch a flock go after a mouse and then tell me im not right.

Frost bite will attack the tips of appendages because of reduced blood flow and increased surface area, sO why not try one of these numbers?

 

[Rootball]

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I believe the comb/wattles is more of a mating system than anything.. Birds use appearances to pick the perfect mate and having a bigger comb/wattle may help in that.. OR it could be that they make them appear to be bigger=more things are scared of them.

Either way though dubbing doesn't effect the mating process (obviously) nor does leaving the comb help scare away anything thats going to eat them, if anything its to keep other chickens/birds at bay..

Ive heard it said that with a mixed breed flock with roosters of more than one comb type, single combed roos will always go to the top of the pecking order over roos with other comb tpes regardless of any other characteristics.

 

[journey's end]

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I live further north than you. We get -30 here (that's -22F) for about a month and a half. One of my roos has a really long comb and wattle and hasn't lost it in his two winters yet. It's totally unnecessary. If you want roos with large combs or wattles, go right ahead.

This is the first time I've ever heard of dubbing. I'll put that on my list, along with docking, declawing, circumcising, and castrating of pigs, as the most hated procedures. Horrible, all of them.

 

[chickbea]

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I've never done anything to a comb intentionally, like make a design. However, I twice have had hens injure their combs, and I have nipped off a point if they have been too badly damaged - with a very sharp scissor.

 

[CrazyFowlFreak]

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My son is as he was made, thanks.

 

[NYREDS]

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I won't argue the points you have made because they represent your opinions & you are entitled to them.
That said, I find your last sentence very presuptuous. Clearly you believe that everyone is entitled to hold opinions identical to yours.

 

[LUCIANCOCKFIGHT]

I wandered what was wrong with the Rooster that the original poster would want to remove the comb and wattles, I looked at the post and was Horrified that someone would want to do that to a Rooster when the Rooster was not suffering from Frostbite or injury. I just do not understand why someone would want to show an animal of any kind if that animal had to be mutilated or maimed, this Dubbing is being done without anisthetic and is not done by a Veterenarian, when a Dog has it's ears cropped and tails docked, it is done by a vet and the Dog is under anisthetic. A lot of people are trying to stop the docking of tails and the cropping of ears because they consider it unessesary and a Vet will agree, the same goes for Dubbing, it is only necessary if the Rooster is injured or Frostbite. It is the original posters right to do as she wants with her Rooster, I just hope she chooses not to Dubb and leave her Rooster with his Beautifull Comb and Wattles and not cause him unessesary pain.

 

[LUCIANCOCKFIGHT]

I wandered what was wrong with the Rooster that the original poster would want to remove the comb and wattles, I looked at the post and was Horrified that someone would want to do that to a Rooster when the Rooster was not suffering from Frostbite or injury. I just do not understand why someone would want to show an animal of any kind if that animal had to be mutilated or maimed, this Dubbing is being done without anisthetic and is not done by a Veterenarian, when a Dog has it's ears cropped and tails docked, it is done by a vet and the Dog is under anisthetic. A lot of people are trying to stop the docking of tails and the cropping of ears because they consider it unessesary and a Vet will agree, the same goes for Dubbing, it is only necessary if the Rooster is injured or Frostbite. It is the original posters right to do as she wants with her Rooster, I just hope she chooses not to Dubb and leave her Rooster with his Beautifull Comb and Wattles and not cause him unessesary pain.

 

[wilsozach]

First of all dubbing is not painful to a rooster, there is no nerves in the comb and My father is a vet

 

[wilsozach]

First of all dubbing Is not cruel they do not feel a thing and its show required from state fairs