do cochins have spurs

[silkydragon]

ive read somewhere hatcherys remove where the spurs would grow or something from males and they dont grow back

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

interesting? Never heard of that one before. They'd have to be mighty accurate to get that one little spot on a day old chick I think.

 

[purelypoultry]

I have never heard of such a practice as hatcheries removing the spurs. I have heard of people using potatoes ( the acid in them) to wear away real long spurs on cock birds.

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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I'm highly doubtful of this, as it would be one more issue that the hatchery would have to address when dealing with humane treatment issues. As well as it not being cost effective. Why pay someone to sex each and every single chick, then also pay someone to remove a nub that people may want their birds to have.


Just saying, from a business standpoint, not a good idea.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It is not the acid in a potato (?what acid?), or that the potato wears away the spur. The moist heat softens the spur--much like a soak in a hot bathtub softens your toenails. This allows you to pull/twist off the outer layer of the spur more easily.

 

[silkiechick05]

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It is not the acid in a potato (?what acid?), or that the potato wears away the spur. The moist heat softens the spur--much like a soak in a hot bathtub softens your toenails. This allows you to pull/twist off the outer layer of the spur more easily.

How DO you remove a spur??

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I twist them off--or at least the outer casing. The inner, much smaller, spur itself remains. If you have ever watched a dentist pull a tooth, it is similar. But I do not think mere words can adequately describe the procedure--it would be best to see someone demonstrate it.

 

[silkydragon]

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I'm highly doubtful of this, as it would be one more issue that the hatchery would have to address when dealing with humane treatment issues. As well as it not being cost effective. Why pay someone to sex each and every single chick, then also pay someone to remove a nub that people may want their birds to have.


Just saying, from a business standpoint, not a good idea.

idk if they remove them or not just heard they usually dont develope spurs somehow i just assumed it would be removed