Rooster Spurs

[centrarchid]

American Game / fighting chicken.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

American Game / fighting chicken.

Mine is a Welsummer and he is so pretty already

 

[aart]

Have never had to remove spurs from a cock, have trimmed just the very tip off to dull it...more for my safety when handling them.

Of more concern would be learning how to deal with a cock/erel so he doesn't become a problem...this might help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/beekisseds-rooster-speak.73664/

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Have never had to remove spurs from a cock, have trimmed just the very tip off to dull it...more for my safety when handling them.

Of more concern would be learning how to deal with a cock/erel so he doesn't become a problem...this might help:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/beekisseds-rooster-speak.73664/

That was a great article! Thank you! Hopefully my cockerel will continue to be subordinate to me. He runs from me right now and he crows but when i walk into the run, he gets very quiet. So now I know to keep that behavior going. Thank you again for sharing that with me!

 

[Shorty22366]

Ok good to know. He is still just 11 weeks old and so far hasnt gone crazy lol and hopefully doesnt!

Wait til he becomes a teenager.
I have kept roosters and they are fine until they reach teenagers.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

Wait til he becomes a teenager.
I have kept roosters and they are fine until they reach teenagers.

Oh Ive read horror stories. That is why I am trying to prepare

 

[Shorty22366]

Oh Ive read horror stories. That is why I am trying to prepare

I am constantly reading everything I can find on chickens. It is better to be safe than sorry after something does happen. Every rooster and hen are different. Hope you have only great results with your babies.

 

[MotherOfChickens]

I am constantly reading everything I can find on chickens. It is better to be safe than sorry after something does happen. Every rooster and hen are different. Hope you have only great results with your babies.

Thank you. This rooster is my first. So I just prepare prepare prepare lol

 

[Shorty22366]

Thank you. This rooster is my first. So I just prepare prepare prepare lol

Pretty much.