What age do spurs start appearing?

Angiebubs

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I have a couple roo's who are aprox 13.5 wks....one is crowing-another that Im still trying to determine m/f is making a crazy croaking noise. (pretty sure its a roo-thick legs, tall but no long tail feathers like the others and personality is like the hens. None of the 4 suspected roos even have bumps for spurs yet. Is this normal? When do the spurs start developing?
 
I believe it takes eight months to a year for the spurs to be developed. As for when they first start appearing I think it's pretty early on.. I've heard veterinarians can remove them as chicks.
 
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I am pretty sure chickens have spurs when they hatch they are just very very small and if you look close you can see them
 
They have tiny little nubs as chicks and those start developing at 6-8 months or so. HOWEVER, some females have spurs so it's not a reliable indicator of gender. In fact, I have two Welsummer pullets with bigger spurs than my EE cockerel has.
 

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