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do hens have spurs?

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by chic_a_lay, Sep 26, 2014.

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  1. Sep 26, 2014 #1
    chic_a_lay

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    1of 3 i just noticed she has spurs. She lays small white eggs. The other two don't have spurs, though?
     
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  3. Sep 26, 2014 #2
    enola

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    Yes, some hens have spurs. Spurs are generally smaller than rooster spurs.
     
  5. Sep 26, 2014 #3
    chic_a_lay

    chic_a_lay Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Good to know three years later and i just noticed she has a small set
     
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    Ol Grey Mare

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    Yes - some hens grow spurs and some roosters go through life spurless. They are all individuals.
     
  9. Sep 27, 2014 #5
    speckledhen

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    Yes, they are very much individuals. I've had several hens of different breeds with spurs here. I have one adult rooster who has no spurs and another who was born with a spur bud on only one leg (hence his moniker, Deacon, The One Spur Wonder, LOL)
     

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