laying hen w/ spurs?

[chickie momma di]

ok i need some expert advise here.

i have a 9mo old pullett who is laying every day. my question is has anyone ever heard of a female that has spurs? she is part silver lakenvelder and part barred rock. lays at least one egg a day sometimes 2. very sweet and affaride of her own shadow. could it be the breed or is she having an identity crisis? very interested in the answer to this. please help to explain.

 

[Illia]

Yes, hens do have spurs. In most breeds it shows up as a simple little nubbin or spot of another color, but some it is bigger than that. Especially with hatchery birds.

 

[gallusdomesticus]

It's not uncommon for a hen to have spurs. My 5 year old Buff Orphington is still a good layer and has a mean spur on her left leg.

 

[Happy Chooks]

Yes, my sicilian buttercup has spurs that are about 1/2 in long. And they are getting very pointy.

 

[charmed one]

A few of my Rhode Island Reds have some really mean spurs on them. I thought maybe I was seeing things but no Cockle doodle doos in the barnyard so I guess they're girls!

 

[canada-goose]

Perfectly normal. I have a hen with one very long spur and one tiny one.

 

[speckledhen]

I have a Blue Orpington with spurs (her mama also had them) and a Speckled Sussex with spurs, neither of them are hatchery stock.

 

[babyblue]

can happen but not a huge deal. I had a paint mare that had wolf teeth...mostly only males get them but she did too.

 

[chickie momma di]

thanks everyone! i didn't know what to think. thanks for the replies.
this is the BEST place to learn ANYTHING about chickens.

 

[ChickenWisperer]

I had the experience of catching a 1 year old cuckoo marans girl, who had HUGE spurs.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Sure, I had heard of it, but these things were at least an inch and a half long!

I wish I had gotten pictures.

There are so many crazy things about chickens.