Best way to trim my roosters spurs

[addctd2plnts]

If they bleed afterwards, why not use what we do when grooming a dog's toenails? It has Benzocaine to numb it and stops bleeding: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Care...+styptic&qid=1623353561&s=pet-supplies&sr=1-1

 

[Weeg]

If they bleed afterwards, why not use what we do when grooming a dog's toenails? It has Benzocaine to numb it and stops bleeding: https://www.amazon.com/Miracle-Care...+styptic&qid=1623353561&s=pet-supplies&sr=1-1

Thank you! I definitely think I'm going to by some styptic powder for the next removal. I have a hen who's gonna need hers removed eventually, but for now she's doing okay.

 

[Weeg]

@HeatherKellyB I have never seen spurs on a hen younger than several years. They take time to grow. Even cockerels only have barely half an inch of spur at one year.

But, no, hens do not usually use their spurs in disagreements. The reason for removing a hen's spurs would be if they were getting too long that they might get hung up on the roosting perch and cause injuries, or if they are growing curved back toward the shank.

Last summer, my hen Summer needed to have hers removed for that reason. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hens-need-spurs-removed-sometimes-too.1393474/

Looks like were in the same boat on this one.
Sam is still bleeding this morning. The roosts look like something died in there, and his feet are covered in blood as well. Do all poultry bleed like this, or is it just some?

 

[aart]

Thank you! I definitely think I'm going to by some styptic powder for the next removal. I have a hen who's gonna need hers removed eventually, but for now she's doing okay.

Corn starch of even flour can work in place of styptic powder.
Learned this when trimming the dog too close and was out of the powder

 

[aart]

Sam is still bleeding this morning.

Still?
I'd wash it off then apply some corn starch or what ever you've got.

 

[Weeg]

Corn starch of even flour can work in place of styptic powder.
Learned this when trimming the dog too close and was out of the powder

I did try flour and it didn't seem to do any good. I've never tired corn starch, maybe I'll give that a go next time I have a need to stop bleeding. I think I'll see if I can find any styptic powder next time I'm at the feed store, since flour didn't seem to do any good with such a large amount of blood from the spur.

 

[Weeg]

Still?
I'd wash it off then apply some corn starch or what ever you've got.

Ya, I thought I would see if I could get it to stop. @azygous said that her rooster bled a lot as well, so I'm intreated to see what she says about this to.
One spur seems to have stopped bleeding, but the other is more like a slow drip. I'm thinking that maybe it stopped last night, and he bumped it again to make it bleed or something this morning? All the blood I saw this morning was fresh, nothing that seemed older or dried from last night. I'll check on him again in a moment and tell you what I see.
Thanks guys!

 

[pennyJo1960]

Agree Cornstarch is styptic in nature also use a dremel with a cutting head it spins fas enough to cauterize .. Does it fast and clean .. Just my humble opinion

 

[aart]

also use a dremel with a cutting head it spins fas enough to cauterize .. Does it fast and clean

This is what I want to do, but don't think I can do it alone(one handed dremel can go off course rather abruptly) and don't have anyone to help.

 

[Weeg]

Just went to check on him. His left spur was still bleeding, but I think I was right about him bumping it, because I noticed a loose piece of flesh at the end of the spur were the blood was coming from. I coated the entire spur in corn starch, and applied pressure with a gloved hand checking ever 3-5 minuets. After about 15 minuets the bleeding finally stopped. Hopefully it stays that way and he doesn't bump it again.