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All spurred gallinaceous birds use their feet to scratch through leaf litter. Those species with elongated metatarsal spurs are able to dig through the leaf litter and around the edges of a dust wallow with more efficiency and less energy expenditure than those with no spurs. That extended spur...

Quote: Let the birds sort it out. Spurs or kicking thorns as they are also known are primarily designed in the defense of hens, chicks and nests against small, non-obligatory predators. They are also used in defense against larger predators of the males themselves. The most important daily use...

Quote: I let my roosters keep their spurs if they have them. They need their weapons to protect their flock. I have a precious rooster with spurs looking like game rooster mix. Lots of hawks circling above, never lost a hen to a hawk since I have this rooster. If you are afraid of a...