Rooster Spurs

[sfgwife]

Omg!! That looks horrific to me. I only have a cockrel at this point but if that is the grooming necessary i can not do it! To see it bleed means trauma to me!!there has 2 be a better way to maintain these things!

We did a tom turkey and there was not a drop of blood. And he was fine from it.

 

[enoryz]

Thanks everyone. I think just trimmig off the pointy end will be ok for now. It seems easiest for a 1st timer.

 

[KentuckyRooster]

I don't touch em unless they are impeding the roos ability to walk. Then just take what I need to in order to return to a normal length.

 

[Folly's place]

I just trim with a dog nail trimmers, and then buff with a dremel to smooth the edges. Only to prevent an older cock from having trouble with very long spurs.
Any bird who attacks me gets more than a nail trim!
Mary

 

[aart]

His are a lil over a half inch long but my wife went in the pen with a flappy jacket and I guess he didn't like it and got her on the leg.

You have a bigger problem than trimming spurs is going to solve.

Any bird who attacks me gets more than a nail trim!

Ditto Dat^^^

 

[enoryz]

You have a bigger problem than trimming spurs is going to solve.


Ditto Dat^^^

Yeah I figured I'll end up having to make a decision with him. I would like to try hatching after winter is over. Maybe I need to look into getting a different breed. He is a buff brahma but he's not as gentle as some say.

 

[Folly's place]

Individuals differ! It's a combination of genetics, and management. Some cockerels are human aggressive no matter how they're raised, and others just aren't handled as they should be.
Mary

 

[aart]

Maybe I need to look into getting a different breed. He is a buff brahma but he's not as gentle as some say.

Managing a cock/erel has more to do with human behavior than the bird, especially the birds breed. It takes practice and experience to live harmoniously with male livestock.

 

[enoryz]

Managing a cock/erel has more to do with human behavior than the bird, especially the birds breed. It takes practice and experience to live harmoniously with male livestock.

We've had him since he was 2 days old. Of course as a newbie we didn't realize we had a rooster until he started to try to crow at 18 weeks. We had our suspicions but not fully sure. At that time we noticed a behavioral difference. We figured it was a rooster thing. He has 13 hens with him now and if you go in the pen with something out of the ordinary he attacks. I know how to combat it but the wife doesn't and the kids don't go in without us. Maybe its just time to move on.

 

[Folly's place]

'Nasty birds taste best'! He'll make a nice dinner for someone, if not your family.
Fighting off an idiot rooster shouldn't be part of daily flock management!!!
Reforming him might be possible, for each individual human who's willing and able to do the work involved. This does not include small children!
He can cause serious wounds, and take out eyes. Not nice.
Mary