How big are the spurs on a 6 week old rooster?

[Iloveourbabychick]

I'm just wondering....Does anyone happen to know how big they would be on a rooster at the age of 6 weeks?

 

[arlee453]

You can't tell much from spur length in chicks until after they hit sexual maturity. Is that what you're asking?

Both sexes will have spur bumps from an early age, and you can't really use the length or size of the spur buds to determine gender. You'll know from the secondary sex characteristics (feather patterns, crowing, etc) before you'll know from the spur length.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Exactly what Arlee is telling you...Roosters don't start growing their spurs til they reach around 9 or 10 months old...some alittle sooner some later...

All chicks have the nubs on their legs....

 

[Acre of Blessings]

There won't be anything there except for a tiny, tiny nub, if that.

 

[porteryork]

My BLRW roo didn't start to have spurs until last week - week 20! That is one of the reasons I was convinced he was a she!

Be patient and look for the tail feathers. Long sickle feathers are tell tale.

 

[jakmallex]

Look at the spurs on this guy at week 12! They are almost the same size as the ones on my 11 month old.