How old is Lock? Do you have any idea? Most of my hens that are over 2.5 years in the fall (i.e. 3.5 and up) Have at least some spur growth. All but one grew their spurs similar to a Roo in positioning, but not curved. Only one (so far) has had them grow more back than to the side. That said, even very young cockerels & pullets both have what I call 'spur buttons'. Round spots on their legs where future spurs will grow from. I don't know the technical name, but they are very definitely round and slightly convex in shape, as opposed to leg scales which are scalloped. My 3.5 yos' (hens) spurts are usually short, less than an inch on most...but my couple of 4.5 y.o.s hens had spurs 1.5 " (?about 3 1/2 cm?). I just assumed that was normal for a hen...given nearly all of my 'older' hens grew them to some degree.I've just had Lock in for a bit so I could have a very good look at her legs. Lock is the hen that doesn't lay eggs and has rooster thickness legs which have odd growths on them.
I noticed earlier tonight that she had two raw looking patches at the hock joint and some scales were raised again.
These growths are where one would expect a roosters spurs to be. But, a roosters spurs usually grow at an angle, pointing more towards the other leg than straight backwards as do the growths on Lock's legs. The growths feel quite solid and had no signs of irritation. They don't seem to give any pain when gently squeezed.
I can't see why she has these sore patches. It took about half an hour to give her a thorough check. I sprayed permethrin under the raised scales hoping for some quick mite kills. I also did under her wings and the back of her neck while I was at it. She smells a bit now.
I cleaned up the sore patches with cotton wool and betadine and let the betadine dry off a bit.
I used coconut oil to smother her legs in this time. I'll be doing it again tomorrow, and over the weekend each night so coconut oil is easier to clean off each time than Vaseline.
She feels a good weight. She's small but quite stocky. Feathers are good, nostrils and ears clear and inside her beak looks healthy.
She was very well behaved. Normally I do the routine stuff on the roof of the coop using a head torch so this was her first in house visit.
I almost scolded 
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Ned & Lucky look so adorable sunning
