Help! Rooster tore off his spur and quick!!

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I just found that my rooster somehow managed to tear off his whole spur, as well as the quick. There is absolutely nothing left. I have no idea what happened. I put cornstarch on it to stop the bleeding, but there is now a big, open wound on his leg. What do I do? How do I treat it? How do I protect the wound from the other chickens?
 
Picture?
How old is this bird? How big a spur? Generally the spur comes off, and the bony part stays with the bird. Some bleeding and pain, okay in a few hours or by the next day.
Mary
He is a little over 1 year old.
His spurs aren't huge yet, as they are still growing. I would say maybe 1 1/4 inches? I can measure his remaining spur though.
I'll get a picture right now.
 
So, the spur is about 1 1/8 inches. The tips aren't even pointy yet, so they're definitely not done growing yet.
Here are the photos. Not the best, but it's the best I could do.

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Okay, I'll clean it. How do I make sure the other chickens don't peck at it?
I would watch them. If you get the neosporin on it will help prevent that as they won't see the red. I recently had a chick who got attacked by one of my hens and her chickmates never pecked at the red wound. If they do begin to peck you could loosely wrap it but I think it will heal faster not being wrapped.
 
I would watch them. If you get the neosporin on it will help prevent that as they won't see the red. I recently had a chick who got attacked by one of my hens and her chickmates never pecked at the red wound. If they do begin to peck you could loosely wrap it but I think it will heal faster not being wrapped.
Okay, I'll do that.
 

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