monoditri
In the Brooder
- Oct 16, 2021
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Hello! I posted a few days ago about my rooster who is now on an antibiotic and is much better/almost his complete normal self. He had a date with the hens and they welcomed him very sweetly and kept bumping his chest like a funny group hug.
I have an add'l question. I just noticed that his spurs are very black. This is not a sudden onset. I've noticed a gradual color change (I think) but assumed it was normal just like his plumage changes and his wattles go from red to dark to red over time. But the spurs seem so dark! The tip of one spur is black for one centimeter, the other one is completely black all the way up to where it starts at his leg. They used to be more yellow, like bone colored I think, before we trimmed them. We trimmed his spurs 2 months ago with a hand saw. Only one spur bled and I packed it with an antibiotic cream (polysporin if I remember right) and paper tape changing it every day for a few days. He was in perfect health until 3-4 days ago but I'm worried his black spurs has something to do with his new illness. Is this a normal color?
EDIT: Posted photos.
Honestly I cannot say for sure that they changed color, only that it's been nagging at me for some time. Now that he's been sick I'm more worried. I've never had such a large rooster before (just bantams and I never paid attention to their minor spurs) and when I compare him to photos others don't have black spurs. Now I'm just anxious about it. Thanks in advance!
I have an add'l question. I just noticed that his spurs are very black. This is not a sudden onset. I've noticed a gradual color change (I think) but assumed it was normal just like his plumage changes and his wattles go from red to dark to red over time. But the spurs seem so dark! The tip of one spur is black for one centimeter, the other one is completely black all the way up to where it starts at his leg. They used to be more yellow, like bone colored I think, before we trimmed them. We trimmed his spurs 2 months ago with a hand saw. Only one spur bled and I packed it with an antibiotic cream (polysporin if I remember right) and paper tape changing it every day for a few days. He was in perfect health until 3-4 days ago but I'm worried his black spurs has something to do with his new illness. Is this a normal color?
EDIT: Posted photos.
Honestly I cannot say for sure that they changed color, only that it's been nagging at me for some time. Now that he's been sick I'm more worried. I've never had such a large rooster before (just bantams and I never paid attention to their minor spurs) and when I compare him to photos others don't have black spurs. Now I'm just anxious about it. Thanks in advance!
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