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Dubbing may be done 30-45 days after harvest. This is approximately
also 45-60 days before the fight. Straight combs should be dubbed earlier
to give more time for recovery because straight combed stags suffer bigger wounds and lose more blood when dubbed. Also stags with combs
that interfere with the eyesight. Preconditioning may begin after dubbing.
Stags may be sparred more frequently at this point, 2 or even 3 times a
week. But sparring should be limited to 3-4 buckles. Stags should be
placed in the scratch box at least once a day and immediately every after
sparring. Scratching will loosen up the muscles that were stressed by
sparring. During the days stags are not sparred they should be trained by
kahig and sampi. Always take care that in the midst of all these exercises
you don’t overwork the young warriors .
Immediately after harvest, delouse, de-worm and give the stags some
antibiotics for bacterial flushing. From this point on, vitamin and mineral
supplements may be given regularly. There are natural de-wormers that
are effective. For the blakliz and our other fowl, we use a set of natural
de-wormer, probiotic and flax seed for cardio vascular care that is very
beneficial to chickens particularly during pre-con and conditioning. Others give some steroids and androgens. But unless you are familiar with
the use or willing to study the intricacies of the application, it is advisable
to stick to natural means of enhancing the stags testosterone level. The
company of a female may do the trick.
Pound for pound, stags ought to have more nutrients than cocks.
Because, whereas cocks need nut ɥ