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tatinatimom · Apr 5, 2015

What is the safest and easiest way to remove spurs?

dragon30276 · Apr 5, 2015

This is Mason Dixon when he was younger

Miss Dottie · Apr 6, 2015

Tatinatimom- I clip the sharpest part of, just a tiny clip, and then I hand file the spur with a rasp or file. I don't like to take them completely off, I just like to take the sharp end off. I have only drawn blood once because i am careful go not take too much. I recommend wrapping the rooster in a towel covering his head and getting him to relax. My roosters are used to being handled so they let me do it without fighting me.

I think that if you want to take them off completely, you have to clamp them. Maybe someone else can chime in on that.

Mehroz Adnan · Apr 6, 2015

Eradicator · Apr 6, 2015

Hancock Blue

LR Gamefarm · Apr 6, 2015

Eradicator said:
Hancock Blue

that's a very nice blue you got there!!!!!!!

JShubin · Apr 6, 2015

Miss Dottie said:
Tatinatimom- I clip the sharpest part of, just a tiny clip, and then I hand file the spur with a rasp or file. I don't like to take them completely off, I just like to take the sharp end off. I have only drawn blood once because i am careful go not take too much. I recommend wrapping the rooster in a towel covering his head and getting him to relax. My roosters are used to being handled so they let me do it without fighting me.

I think that if you want to take them off completely, you have to clamp them. Maybe someone else can chime in on that.

Good advise.

I have heard people using a hacksaw to cut spurs down to a nub. I would imagine that it hurts the rooster because you are cutting into the soft tissue. Its common in the gamefowl world... But I use the method you just described... trim the point with nail clippers or wire cutters.. the more often you trim the better; the spurs can still get long if you don't trim regularly.

LR Gamefarm · Apr 6, 2015

JShubin said:
Good advise.

I have heard people using a hacksaw to cut spurs down to a nub. I would imagine that it hurts the rooster because you are cutting into the soft tissue. Its common in the gamefowl world... But I use the method you just described... trim the point with nail clippers or wire cutters.. the more often you trim the better; the spurs can still get long if you don't trim regularly.

your right there hacksaws are painful on the bird use a rotary tool (dremel) cuts the spurs off just be careful or itll cut you or there leg and it cartarizes the blood when it goes through so no bleeding i cut mine down to 1/4 inch