Growth on Welsummer's leg, please identify.

[Sandy T]

Please help me identify this growth on my one year old Welsummer's leg. It was first noticed in January and has since been growing longer. It is hard and solid like a bone. It doesn't cause her discomfort at all.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Looks like a spur.

 

[Tonyroo]

That's a spur. Some hen breeds have them.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

That's a spur. Some hen breeds have them.

X2. My cuckoo Marans Kiki has 1-2 inch spurs. They’re not pointy though. At first we thought she was a cockerel, but nope! She lays gorgeous brown eggs.

 

[Sandy T]

Thanks so much for the info. I wasn't aware that hens could grow spurs, so I was baffled.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Thanks so much for the info. I wasn't aware that hens could grow spurs, so I was baffled.

No worries! We all learn something each day! (You should have seen my horror when my chickens started dust-bathing!)