Anyone else have a hen with spurs?

[fancbrd4me02]

My 4 year old buff laced polish hen has a spur, pretty good size. She doesn't lay any more, but neither do her 2 "sisters". She doesn't crow or act roostery, and she didn't always have the spur. Anybody else have this occur in thier flock?

 

[canada-goose]

Yeah. I have some hens with spurs.

 

[dacjohns]

I have a banty mutt with spurs that are about 3/4" long.

 

[KattyKillFish]

picture!

 

[deerman]

About half of my game hens have spurs, I even breed for that. helps when they fight to protect their young

 

[EweSheep]

I have a couple of hens with "spurs" and they are not as long as roos.

 

[davidb]

I keep game hens to set my eggs, lots of this type have them

 

[speckledhen]

Had a Blue Orp hen with spurs. Her daughter has spurs. And my Speckled Sussex hen has spurs.

 

[grandmachicken]

Yep, I have a buttercup mix with good size spurs. She's small, but lays the largest eggs of my flock. She is the most protective of the small group I have. Whenever I add a new bird, she's the first one to peck and tell the newbie who the boss is. When I brought home a turkey that was at least 4 times her size, she didn't back down at all - just had to jump pretty high to give him his greeting peck! It was pretty hilarious. The turkey has been scared of her ever since.

Note: That's actually her in the avatar pic, during one of her broody spells.

 

[fancbrd4me02]

Oh, good - Lots of you have hens with spurs. I was afraid she had a hormonal problem. (Even though she acts normal, I wanted to be sure) I'll put a picture up tomorrow - Its a big spur.