how to remove spurs on old rooster.

[mkrassin]

I have an aged Orpington Roost and his spurs are very long. He also has a broken toe .
Please give me some advise on how to remove those spurs mkrassin

 

[alaskanchickens]

Poor thing! I've never removed the spurs, we've always just put wire nuts on them if your trying to avoid getting hurt....

 

[dawg53]

I have an aged Orpington Roost and his spurs are very long. He also has a broken toe .
Please give me some advise on how to remove those spurs mkrassin

Bake a potato in the microwave. Wrap your roo snugly in a towel to keep him from flapping around. Use an oven glove to put the hot potato down to the base of the spur, the potato must not touch the leg, it'll burn him. Keep the hot potato on the spur for 1 minute then remove it. Use pliers to easily twist and pull off the spur. There will be a smaller spur present and maybe a little blood. You can put neosporin on the smaller spur and at its base. Do not remove the smaller spur. Repeat this procedure on the other spur using the same potato, it should still be hot enough. Then let the potato cool and give it to him to eat.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Here is a link to removing the spur of a rooster: https://sites.google.com/a/poultrypedia.com/poultrypedia/home/rooster-spurs-trimming-and-removing I've haven't had to do this yet, but I think I'll have to do it soon on one of my older cocks. Hope the link helps!

 

[alaskanchickens]

I never knew that the spurs grew that long! That's good to know. We have had our current rooster for almost a year, since day 1, and his are about an inch long. We've never kept a rooster over 2 years and I've never seen them that long!

 

[rbaker0345]

It is very easy to twist spurs off with pliers, I've never had to use the potato, but I don't think it could hurt.