Spur trimming frequency?

[All Ball]

Thanks all for this very useful thread - as I am on my 1st rooster I still have a lot to learn. My boy about 3 was getting to the point I was thinking some spur work might be necessary - he seems to be sitting a lot and the spurs go straight inward toward the other leg, affecting his walking. Today I see one spur has broken off about half-way through, and the other is looking as if it might break: the farther half is greying. Do folks know if this is common? Sure is a nice and timely occurrence

 

[aart]

Thanks all for this very useful thread - as I am on my 1st rooster I still have a lot to learn. My boy about 3 was getting to the point I was thinking some spur work might be necessary - he seems to be sitting a lot and the spurs go straight inward toward the other leg, affecting his walking. Today I see one spur has broken off about half-way through, and the other is looking as if it might break: the farther half is greying. Do folks know if this is common? Sure is a nice and timely occurrence

Please post some pics of spurs?

 

[cottontail farm]

If it helps, my last Cochin rooster had massive spurs. At two years old they were so big they were curving back and almost hitting his legs. At that point I trimmed them. When he was roosting at night I got behind him and clipped the ends with dog nail clippers; he was asleep and didn't even notice. He was a gentleman but No way was I going to stress him out by picking him up to do it.
Even as big as his spurs got they never bothered the hens even his favorite ones

 

[cottontail farm]

Thanks all for this very useful thread - as I am on my 1st rooster I still have a lot to learn. My boy about 3 was getting to the point I was thinking some spur work might be necessary - he seems to be sitting a lot and the spurs go straight inward toward the other leg, affecting his walking. Today I see one spur has broken off about half-way through, and the other is looking as if it might break: the farther half is greying. Do folks know if this is common? Sure is a nice and timely occurrence

I forgot to mention that my Cochin did shed a spur at one point, it was like you said. I just found it in the run, healthy spur underneath (About half the size) and no blood. I don't know if that's common or not. I still have it; it's about an inch and a half long and pretty neat.

 

[TheTwoRoos]

Some roosters spurs grow so long it start causes them to trip.Until that happens,it really isn’t necessary.My rooster is three years and I have never had to trim,although I have tried,he usually flips out so I just decided to wait till it becomes an actual issue