Clipping a rooster'z spurs???

[Cbarrios]

I have about the same situation with my rooster, about 2 and hadn’t attacked. I have gotten a nasty cut from his spurs once when I picked him up. What I normally do is use my goat hoof trimmers to clip the ends so they are dull and flat. Whenever they get sharper, out comes the trimmers! I keep a bottle of QuickStop close when I do this incase I cut too deep. I can post a picture of his spurs and tools if you need to reference to it. How long are your roosters spurs now?

 

[Miss Lydia]

This evening I used my dogs pedi file on my 2 roosters. Just kept on till I got them filed down quite a bit. Never did run into quick so I will work on them more this coming week. My dh about had a fit when I showed him the video on using the hot potato.

 

[Gootsis]

That's the best way. They don't make noise and it slides off. If you just nip the top, your not getting the hole nail and quick. It's like a dog. If the nail grows to long then the quick is just as long. You have to cut it back. Trust me it doesn't hurt the animal. If you just use pliers and no potatoes then it probably hurts. But the potato softens up the nail.

Thank you. It slides rite off. You almost don't even know it's done. Don't knock until you try it

 

[lulubell15]

This is my BlackRock hen, she's got spurs any rooster would be proud of. She's coming up to 6 years of age now, one of my very first chickens & I'm sure she doesn't lay anymore, but would never let anything happen to her.

 

[Shezadandy]

The potato method works really well for me. I've had a couple of roos over the years who have split their spurs horizontally and would not stop bleeding for ANYTHING. Then the broken one would hit the undamaged one, knock off the blood clot, and continue bleeding--- so while I would (and do) leave them to their own on spurs, once there's a bleeding issue, I have to address it. When a rooster with an injured and bleeding spur mounts hens, he leaves blood on her wings. That can start something very ugly as we all know chickens LOVE blood.

So, I used the baked (microwaved) potato method - slipped over each spur, and used a wrench to give just the smallest twist and off it popped like a charm. I used dish towels, or some thick cotton wrap to protect the actual leg while the potato was on the spur, the heat is only applied to the spur itself. Almost no blood, spurs came off easily, rooster barely noticed, and spurs became short enough that they weren't knocking together perpetuating the injury. Healed up (both the injured and the uninjured side) in days. I did try the twisting it off with no potato but … ugh. Didn't work for me (or the roo).

 

[Anime2lover]

This is one of his spurs right now. Their not neccessarily long

 

[Anime2lover]

Let us know how it goes and if it was difficult! Also I love your name because I also love anime!!!!

Me to. My favorite one is naruto by far.

 

[Shezadandy]

This is one of his spurs right now. Their not neccessarily longView attachment 1986470 View attachment 1986471

Oh wow! Those are short and to the point, aren't they!!!

In that case I'd use a file. If a file, like a human nail file, isn't enough, you could try a Dremel with finer sand paper to smooth those points down.

 

[Trevorusn]

Jim Bean is 3 and his spurs hook up to the point that no trimming would be detrimental to his health. Clipping with dog claw clippers works good but an assistant is a huge help while doing this. Just go in small increments until you get near the quick and you will be good. A towel also helps position and hold the roo better to keep the process smooth and fairly easy. I like my fellas having good size spurs, so long as they do not injure him or the ladies all is good, as that is his main weapon to fend off predators.

 

[Trevorusn]

Interesting side note, my SF seem to grow their claws/ spurs out much quicker and longer than my other breeds.