do chickens grow spurs?????

[rolliepollie]

I have two chickens that I rescued from my neighbors, about three years ago. Not sure what breed they are but they both
have laid eggs. One of the chickens now has spurs, like a rooster would have. Is this normal? But we are not normal here......my other rescue chicken named Dog is raising her second set of ducks, that she sat on and hatched.

 

[ella]

Kudos on the rescue!

Yes, hens can grow spurs, it's not common but it happens. I currently have a Rhode Island Red hen with a spur on one leg. I think it's kind of cute, but I am weird that way

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I've heard stories of hens raising broods of ducklings, that's really cool that you have a hen that does that! It must be adorable, ducklings are so cute anyway.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

My Black White-faced Black Spanish hen has spurs that rival any rooster and I can now confirm it's a hen...she finally started laying eggs where I can find them!!!

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

We have a free range game hen with spurs.

I don't know if this is really true or not, but I heard that hens with spurs will hatch out more cockerels than pullets.

This particular hen hatched out 9 chicks. 7 of them survived. All cockerels!!!
This was her first hatch, so I am going to be watching her when she hatches again to see if the next ones will also be all boys.

Jean