When Dubbing A Rooster Why Do They Bleed To Death?

First of all a Rooster do not die because of Dubbing unless you really have no idea of what you are doing, I was raised on an Island where the sport is accepted, as a child I raised many game fouls and on my own I learned Dubbing, my preferred method is using a Razor Blade, I do not dunk the Rooster in cold water, or use any of the techniques mentioned above, I simple visualize where I want to cut and I do it, I let the blood stay on the Rooster because it serves as a scab and heals faster, it will fall off after it heals, I have Dubbed about 100 Roosters and never lost one due to bleeding to death. You must also remember that after Dubbing a Rooster it will look different to the other Roosters and they will fight it, so care must be taken to keep the Dubbed Rooster in a separate pen until it has healed completely, even then it must be kept separated because they will fight. It is the nature of all Roosters to fight, however normally only game fowls will fight to the death, but some mix-breeds will fight to the death to protect their territory.

Dubbing is done for several reasons, not just to look nicer. Healthwise, it's done to prevent frostbite, which will cause, fever, decrease fertility, it also helps prevent mosquito bites which carry a variety of possible virus' most common chicken pox. If the comb falls to the side covering an eye, he will lose sight or the eye will turn a light yellow color. The other reason for dubbing is because it's the standard for showing them in poultry shows, if not dubbed they will be disqualified. Many varieties are required to be dubbed, American Game, American game bantams, OE Game, OE Game bantams, Modern Game, Modern Game Bantams among others. I've never heard of a bird dieing from being dubbed, if this happened then it's done improperly or the bird was not healthy to start with.

The act of dubbing a rooster is trimming its comb so that it does not get entangled in the fence or something. The farmers, however, thinks that it makes the bird look better. The act of dubbing can get an animal injured if not done by a person who is experienced. Roosters will not bleed a lot, or sometimes not bleed at all, if the dubbing is done properly and the nerve is not cut. To avoid perfuse bleeding, one should choose a cool day for dubbing and use really sharp scissors.

One should cover the rooster completely in a damp towel and take your time to cut and decide how much to cut the comb. There is a natural line that runs along the comb of a rooster. It is always a better idea if you cut just above that line to give it a natural look. Most people dunk the roosters head in to cold water, but rather, one should use blood stop power to stop bleeding.