Spur trimming

[Little Miss Chick]

Should both of a rooster's spurs be cut down? One has been done but the other is really long.

 

[ChooksChick]

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I only keep them trimmed when they are interfering with the roo's movements- so I let them get pretty long. I use a pair of the toenail clippers for dogs: the ones with a spring-squeeze handle and an oval hole for the nail. These don't compress the spur when cutting, and I only take them down to an inch and a half. If permitted, I'll use an emery board to smooth the edges. My Chantecler says it's too metrosexual, and he won't let me, but the other boys enjoy it.

 

[Little Miss Chick]

Thanks for the reply. My husband is chasing him down now. We think he killed one of our hens in an over zealous mating ritual.

 

[NorthestGeorgia14]

You do both . If it get to long he will walk funny ..

 

[ChickieBooBoo]

I used a pair of plyers and twist it off, it comes off pretty easily with not a lot of blood.

 

[NorthestGeorgia14]

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It's shouldn't have no blood at all

 

[Ridgerunner]

I use the Dremel tool with the disc for cutting metal. Just wrap the wings in a towel to calm him, then cut them off. I don't try to take the whole thing off, just the sharp point. I also trim the toe nails, again just cutting off the sharp points so they are blunt. I think mine do more damage with the toe nails than the spurs.

 

[NorthestGeorgia14]

They have a spur saw