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All chickens have combs, different breeds have different shapes and sizes, however no matter what breed the males typically have slightly larger combs to give sexual definition. Beyond identification, the comb and wattles of a bird are highly vascular, which means quite a bit of blood flows through them. Because of this, it is used to regulate the birds internal temperature.
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If a rooster loses his long tail feathers will they grow back?
Yes. The long tail feather often drop off during the first molt when all the roosters feathers are replaced by new one's. The new long feathers will take more time to regrow so be patient, they will come back. Many roosters lose the long feathers due to picking from the hens while they roost at night
Can a rooster live with out its comb?
Yes, both hens and rooster develop combs and wattles. The roosters often have large one's but the hens need them for cooling as much as the cockerels. Combs and wattle provide an area on the bird free of feathers and allows blood to flow close to the surface of the skin and better able to utilized cool air to cool off the blood. Chickens do not sweat, they pant and use the comb and wattle to expel heat during those hot summer days.
Do you have to decomb a chicken?
It only depends on the type of chicken you have and in what area you live in. If you live in states with very cold winters and the chickens have large combs,then it should be decombed to stop frost bite. NO You do not have to remove a chickens comb and you should not. Removing the comb off a chicken is absolutely not necessary, anywhere. The comb has two functions. The primary function of the comb is to cool the chicken down in the summer. It is like a small radiator and blood flows close to the surface of the comb, air passing over the comb will remove some of the radiated heat and cool the blood as it passes through. Chickens do not sweat, taking off the comb would be like covering yourself in plastic wrap and sitting in the hot sun. The other function for the comb is to attract a mate. A healthy comb on either gender indicates potentially good genetic quality recognized by potential mates.
Why do old folks cut the comb off of a chicken?
The comb is removed from fighting rooster so the opposing fighting cock cannot get the comb in its beak in order to hold the head and kick it with it's spurs. The comb may be trimmed if it gets frostbitten in the winter. This helps prevent infection and does not hurt the rooster since the tissue is already dead. Since fighting chickens is illegal, the is no reason to cut the comb off any chicken. The comb of a chicken helps regulate the body temperature of the bird, without the comb the chicken will suffer in the heat of the summer. Removing the comb also exposes the bird to infection and unnecessary pain and suffering.
How do you cut off a crest from a rooster?
By crest you mean the comb on top of the roosters head and wattles underneath the head.They are removed to prevent later damage should 2 aggressive cocks meet. There are scissors with curved blades made especially for this purpose. I use a regular pair of sharp scissors and they do fine. Some people also use razor blades.
How do you explain why a charged comb often attracts smaller bits of papers that fly away when they touch the comb?
Static electricity in the comb attracted the slightly charged paper to it, but when the paper touched the comb, their very slight charge was neutralized, which caused them to fall off.
How do roosters catch their food?
Roosters eat their food from bin or off of the ground on farms. Roosters do not actually catch their own food.
If a rooster loses his long tail feathers will they grow back?
Yes. The long tail feather often drop off during the first molt when all the roosters feathers are replaced by new one's. The new long feathers will take more time to regrow so be patient, they will come back. Many roosters lose the long feathers due to picking from the hens while they roost at night
Can a rooster live with out its comb?
Yes, both hens and rooster develop combs and wattles. The roosters often have large one's but the hens need them for cooling as much as the cockerels. Combs and wattle provide an area on the bird free of feathers and allows blood to flow close to the surface of the skin and better able to utilized cool air to cool off the blood. Chickens do not sweat, they pant and use the comb and wattle to expel heat during those hot summer days.
What can you use to cut off a roosters spurs?
your teeth
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it is not phisically possible for your fingers to fall off on there own. They would have to be cut off and it is stupid to do that!
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