saw this today...
Old Wives Method of Dealing with Rooster Spurs: (from someone's old wife)
Bake a medium sized potato in the microwave until fairly soft (about 8-10 minutes). When the potato is ready, cut it in half crosswise and impale half on each spur all the way to the shank of the leg...
I heard this one tonight from my mother...
If you see a Hen crow you need to kill it that day or someone in your family will die...
she heard that as a kid growing up.