Help! Failed attempt at spur removal!

[loveourbirds]

You might like to watch the you tube clip on spur removal with a hot potato. Cayenne pepper will stop the bleeding better than anything I've tried.

since you've tried it, are there any burning symptoms or anything from the cayenne pepper? i know capsacin (spelling) is a good muscle rub, but i wasn't sure about using it where it might "burn"

 

[Fancychooklady]

I have a packet of cayenne pepper in my horse first aid box. My girls event their horses and I have seen some terrible leg injuries. Recently one of my goats horns fell off, there was a lot of blood. I sprinkled c pepper straight on to the gaping hole in her head. Within 10 minutes the blood had coagulated. Still if you feel it is necessary to remove spurs, I would research the hot potato method.

 

[loveourbirds]

the hot potato method would probably work well for PoisonIvy but its a little impractical in my case. we are a backyard farm be we are also inspected, all nails, beaks and spurs must be trimmed to limits that are safe for the breeders. - one of the disadvantages of shipping chicks in the US. we have a vet visit about once a month, if i end up with a breeder that has really large spurs i have him take them off and cauterize. again i realize its impractical for most backyard growers.

I've seen good and bad posts on the hot potato method, but i don't know much about it. - if done properly its probably just as safe as any other method. maybe better

 

[PoisonIvy]

Well the good news is, as of this morning, Rooster Cogburn is totally fine. He's acting like nothing happened! *Phew* Gave us one heck of a scare!

 

[IndyDave]

Good Day All,

When my grandfather use to trim his chicken's spurs we used a small spur saw, and a septic pencil. Always worked with no side effects.

He also did the spur trimming according to the lunar calendar, but I cannot remember what phase the moon was in when you did it. Of course I know that is kind of crazy sounding, but I do not remember a lot of blood when trimming spurs using these two methods.

Dave

 

[PoisonIvy]

Good Day All,

When my grandfather use to trim his chicken's spurs we used a small spur saw, and a septic pencil. Always worked with no side effects.

He also did the spur trimming according to the lunar calendar, but I cannot remember what phase the moon was in when you did it. Of course I know that is kind of crazy sounding, but I do not remember a lot of blood when trimming spurs using these two methods.

Dave

Funny you mention the lunar calendar...all the old timer farmers around swear by it. Planting at certain times, killing weeds at others. Even weaning babies off bottles & diapers & cutting hair have a certain time of the moon. I think I'll look up what time might be best for the spur removal & wait for the next attempt until then.