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Cutting a rooster's comb is called "dubbing" and can be done because the comb has been torn, it is heavy and gets in the way of the rooster's eating, it's attacked in a fight or because the comb becomes frostbitten and needs trimming to prevent infection. The comb is like a skin tag on a human. Most of the nerves are at the base of the fleshy projection, so trimming really doesn't hurt. Adult dubbing is usually done without anesthetics, as it appear that the rooster is most concerned about being held down. Once up he appears active and back to normal.

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