Rooster spurs

[crooked stripe]

Would a 1 year old rooster have spurs that are 1/2"- to 3/4" long. I passed a sign at a local small farmers market that said free live roosters. I stopped to look and they where beautiful birds. By the looks of their feet and the size of the spurs they looked older to me. The lady had 2 hens and 11 roosters and had no idea what kind they where. I passed on the offer. I just can't imagine they didn't fight all the time. John

 

[chickenwoods]

1/2-3/4 inch spurs are nubs not really spurs yes sounds like less than a one year old bird to me! but ive only owned 3 roos

The roo i have now is alittle over a year and his spurs are around 2" long and SHARP like razors!!, not like my other rooster who was 7 months old (RIP roo)

his spurs were about 5/8 and rounded.

 

[crooked stripe]

WOW!!!

 

[CUDA]

Breed has a lot to do with this, and this can be fudged too by twisting the spur off to make it look like a stag again. Some breeds get large spurs after a year or so, and others it can take 2 or more years to get long spurs. Typically, straight combed fowl get spurs quicker than pea combed fowl.

 

[crooked stripe]

I have never heard of the comb described like that. Please fill me in. John

 

[CUDA]

Straight combed fowl typically mature faster than pea combed fowl.

 

[rooster-red]

Heres a link that explains the various comb types
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/eggs/res11-combs.html

 

[dreamgirl]

My roo is just over a year and has 3/4 inch rounded spurs--thank goodness, b/c he recently started challenging everyone. He is a mixed breed with a single comb.

 

[claud]

My 11 month old roo has spurs about 3/4th in long. They are rounded, he is straight combed. He's a Marans.

 

[billyroo]

Our 14 month roo had nasty 1/2" spurs...started to bloodey up the hens....

he now has rounded nubbies again.....

Billyroo