Thank you for posting this. People are so cruel. My feral roo broke his sour yesterday and I was beside myself. It was bloody and he was limping. I wouldn't dream of yanking the whole thing out with pliers.He likely hit at another chicken, missed his mark and hit the coop. It is called a hulled spur.
If you don't keep their spurs at a reasonable length that is the risk your running.
Someone posting here last week advocating grabbing a roosters spurs with big pliers and "rocking" the spur back and forth till you hear a POP.
This is the same as pulling you toe or finger nails out by the roots.The bloody stump is the sane as the quick or nail bed on your fingers and toes. I let this pass as urban ignorance last time but I can not be silent any longer.
Kayinvirginia you did the right thing with the 3 remaining spurs..
I bathed it in dettol and put antibiotic ointment on it but I'm worried about infection. It bled again today so I'm going to try to trim the good spur tomorrow.
Thanks for the info.
