Spur Removal Question (For Future Events)

[ChickenGirl555]

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One of my polish chicks is most likely a cockerel, and so I've started researching things about roosters and keeping one. A book one of my friends got me for my birthday had a chapter about roosters that I found very helpful. But there it talked about spurs and removal. So I read about this hot potato method and watched a video on youtube of somebody doing it. No matter what video it was, they never mentioned anything about what to do when the hard layer was taken off. Every video ended with them saying goodbye and me left looking at a bloody, fleshy spike from under the hard spur layer. In the book, it said to keep them contained/separate from the flock until it hardened. One video I watched did put a mix of flour and salt on the spur after it was taken off, but then the video ended. So how long should they be kept separate after removal? How long will it take to harden? Should I do anything to help it after removal? How long should I let the spur grow until I have to remove it?

Please remember I'm not even 100% sure I have a rooster, but I like preparing as much as possible before something big or something that could hurt something/body happens. (The chick is a polish, by the way)

 

[azygous]

You won't need to be concerned about spur growth the first year. You may not ever need to remove them unless they grow long, curved and pointy-sharp.

Most rooster spurs twist off without more than a tiny drop pf blood, and little apparent discomfort. However, there are roosters that bleed for a couple of days after the spurs are removed, and it can be quite painful in some cases. Corn starch usually stems the bleeding, but knocking the spur nubs on something can start up the bleeding again.

I no longer remove spurs because of the chance of bleeding and pain. Instead, I grind the tips with a Dremmel until they are nice and blunt.

I've never removed the roosters from the flock following the procedure. But I do keep a close eye on them for a few days for bleeding. It usually takes a week for the nubs to develop a nice hard covering.

 

[Kessel23]

Rooster spurs are like a dog's nails, they have a quick in them that is full of nerve endings, blood, and more. It is really painful for a rooster, or dog, to get their quick cut because all of their nerve endings are in the quick and it is very sensitive. I would not put salt on it, have you ever put salt on an open cut? It does not feel to great... A polish will take a while to grow his spurs in and it will likely be a year before he even has a pointed spur. Why do you need to cut the spurs? Spurs cause almost no problems with hurting hens, assuming the rooster is experienced. You might want to cut them if the rooster becomes aggressive but even a spur less rooster is dangerous. You might also want to cut them if they start to curve and hurt the rooster by growing into his leg but it can take years for a spur to get to that point.

 

[ChickenGirl555]

Rooster spurs are like a dog's nails, they have a quick in them that is full of nerve endings, blood, and more. It is really painful for a rooster, or dog, to get their quick cut because all of their nerve endings are in the quick and it is very sensitive. I would not put salt on it, have you ever put salt on an open cut? It does not feel to great... A polish will take a while to grow his spurs in and it will likely be a year before he even has a pointed spur. Why do you need to cut the spurs? Spurs cause almost no problems with hurting hens, assuming the rooster is experienced. You might want to cut them if the rooster becomes aggressive but even a spur less rooster is dangerous. You might also want to cut them if they start to curve and hurt the rooster by growing into his leg but it can take years for a spur to get to that point.

I was skeptical about the salt too...
I apologize, I didn't really research or ask about how long they took to grow. I just don't want to mess up with my first rooster.