Long spur on hen

[345Heather]

My hen has a long, sharp spur. She doesn't run because of it. How do I trim it? I have attached a photo below. This is not urgent so i didn't put in the emergency forum.

 

[Shadowfire]

Hens do not grow spurs like that, it looks like a roo.
You can use SHARP large dog nail clippers to trim off a tiny bit off the tip; after a week the tender quick (part inside the spur) will recede and you can clip some more. Good luck!

 

[EggWalrus]

You can file it down the long slow way, or you can use dog nail cutters, or a hack saw and a little septic pen/corn starch to stop the little bit of bleeding. Some people have even used a hot potato and pliers (Google it).
Good luck!

 

[EggWalrus]

Hens do not grow spurs like that, it looks like a roo.
You can use SHARP large dog nail clippers to trim off a tiny bit off the tip; after a week the tender quick (part inside the spur) will recede and you can clip some more. Good luck!

I have several game hens with spurs 2" long and sharper than most my rooster's spurs.

 

[Shadowfire]

I have several game hens with spurs 2" long and sharper than most my rooster's spurs.

Yes, but they are not as thick as a roos. the feet in the picture are also a little too big to be a hens.

 

[345Heather]

Hens do not grow spurs like that, it looks like a roo.
You can use SHARP large dog nail clippers to trim off a tiny bit off the tip; after a week the tender quick (part inside the spur) will recede and you can clip some more. Good luck!

 

[345Heather]

Thanks, I will try. Yes, it is a hen and she has laid eggs in the past. She just happens to be a hen with a spur like that. She is six. We currently have three old ladies.

 

[345Heather]

You can file it down the long slow way, or you can use dog nail cutters, or a hack saw and a little septic pen/corn starch to stop the little bit of bleeding. Some people have even used a hot potato and pliers (Google it).
Good luck!

 

[345Heather]

Yea I saw the potato. My avian vet would cringe. I have parrots and she also does chickens and saved another chicken's life last year when she had Egg Yolk Peritonitis.

 

[Broody Bist]

Wow, I didn’t even know hens could grow spurs! Guess ya learn something new everyday lol. What breed of chicken is she?