Rooster PICs wanted

[MysteryChicken]

Not a Rooster yet.

Red JungleFowl Cockerels. Started growing spurs as early as 9 weeks.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

okay and maybe he is in with others is that a problem

Well, if he does have scaly leg, it can spread with close contact with other birds...

Started growing spurs as early as 9 weeks.

Is this supposed to be a unique trait to Red Junglefowl? I've had cockerels and at least one pullet of different breeds do the same.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, if he does have scaly leg, it can spread with close contact with other birds...




Is this supposed to be a unique trait to Red Junglefowl? I've had cockerels and at least one pullet of different breeds do the same.

I'm not sure. First time owning them, & I've never had birds spur early.

Earliest I had spurs start, was about 4½ months.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Interesting. I've had some birds spur up super early, and several that didn't even start getting spurs until well over a year old. Gus, one of my silkied Cochin boys, suddenly has visible spurs this year that I at least didn't notice until recently and he's a few months past 2 years old.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Interesting. I've had some birds spur up super early, and several that didn't even start getting spurs until well over a year old. Gus, one of my silkied Cochin boys, suddenly has visible spurs this year that I at least didn't notice until recently and he's a few months past 2 years old.

4½ to 6 months is common around my place when it comes to spurs. The ones that took longest to grow spurs was my Black Sumatra, a couple Silkies & the Malays.
My old man Silkie took a good 7-8 years to actually grow one spur.
A Silkie bantam 2yrs, just starting to grow spurs.

The Black Sumatra still growing in his spurs. He's 2yrs old.

Malays took one year.

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Yeah, it's my Old English that really spur up early, looking back through old pictures of them. I unfortunately don't have pictures from 9 weeks exactly because I tend to switch over to monthly pictures at 8 weeks old instead of the weekly pictures up until then, but the spur bump is a bit more visible at 8 weeks than at 7, and then definitely grown into little spurs in their next pictures at 12 weeks.

Most of the boys I raise are too fluffy to see spurs on them in pictures so I can't really tell when the other breeds I've raised start getting them by looking back at their younger months, unfortunately, but I'd say 4-6 months is a good estimate to when I start seeing actual spur growth on most of them. Most of my Cochins never get spurs, so Gussy's kind of a weirdo there.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yeah, it's my Old English that really spur up early, looking back through old pictures of them. I unfortunately don't have pictures from 9 weeks exactly because I tend to switch over to monthly pictures at 8 weeks old instead of the weekly pictures up until then, but the spur bump is a bit more visible at 8 weeks than at 7, and then definitely grown into little spurs in their next pictures at 12 weeks.

Most of the boys I raise are too fluffy to see spurs on them in pictures so I can't really tell when the other breeds I've raised start getting them by looking back at their younger months, unfortunately, but I'd say 4-6 months is a good estimate to when I start seeing actual spur growth on most of them. Most of my Cochins never get spurs, so Gussy's kind of a weirdo there.

My Brassy Back OEGBs are 10 weeks, with no visible budding of spurs yet.
The JungleFowl are the same age.

I think leg feathering inhibits spur growth most of the time. It seems to slow spur growth, or cancels it out completely.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

Mine is rooster Cogburn, he has a son stepping up to take his job. While he takes job of supper.

 

[The Ranch Girl]

those are gorgeous

I love the way roosters look and i want to see you roo pics
i find roosters to be very handsome and I enjoy see Who has what
Thanks all
also my 2 dudes

 

[Chicks in VA]

Well, if he does have scaly leg, it can spread with close contact with other birds...

i put poultry dust on his leg

those are gorgeous

thanks