🎉A white bantam roo showed up one day. We kept him in with our bantam cochins and silkys. I saw his spurs growing long and curved upwards. We raised pastured pigs and had a low strand of hot wire just 6" above the ground to keep pigs from rooting under the fence. One day I came home from work to find him laid out on the ground with his huge curved spur hooked IN THE HOT WIRE STRAND! Quickly I ran to shut off the juice and un hooked the little guy, expecting him to be dead. HE WASN'T! His spur fell cleanly off and never grew back. I kept his other spur cut short. We had him 12 more years 😂
We had a rooster do the same thing on our poultry net one time. Was hanging from one leg upside down. Thought for sure he was a goner because I wasn’t sure how long he’d been handing there. Walked off with a limp for all of a few hours and was totally fine from there. 😂
I've gotta do this with my huge English Orpington Roo. Pete is a massive 14 pound Roo so I'm nervous about doing it. That's a LOT of Rooster to be passing off 😢
I got thrown out of a rooster group of fb for suggesting this. They told me i was cruel and violet toward my roo lol. I tried to wxplain it is maintenance like trimming your horses or goats hooves but they wouldnt be convinced. I told them they never made a sound and they said it was agonizing and attached to the bone and blah blah blah. They said he would bleed out. They just could not understand that you remove the outer sheath and no the spur itself
I’ve gotten plenty of lash back myself on other social media platforms. People will believe what they want. I’ve trimmed both ways and this one seems much less stressful to the Roos than cutting back with sheers. If the trimmers don’t cut through smooth it sometimes causes their spur to crack m and splinter which comes with its own issues. I’m sticking to this method as it is recovered to a healthy hardened strong spur again in a few hours. Thanks for watching we appreciate your time to both view and comment!
You removing the outer shell yes, but the issue is its like removing a dog's outer keratin from their quick, this bleeding stub is the quick of the chicken, they can indeed bleed out, suffer from nerve damage, and end up with really nasty infections when using this method
Yeah people tend to make assumptions without actually trying it and seeing how quick and painless it is for the rooster. But have no problem taking a chance splintering or snipping a spur back too far and actually doing some damage.
I wish you'd seen the look on my face when you came at him with a big pair of pliers...However, the last time we trimmed our roo's spurs, one got clipped too close & was dripping blood everywhere. It was pretty awful! I have 4 other roos to trim, but I've been scared to do it. I'm going to have to try this method.
Bro, thank you so much for this video. I need to do this asap to one of the big roosters where I live. A few of the Hens are really hurt and lost their feathers because of the rooster spurs. I checked and checked and saw the other roosters had small spurs, then this big rooster with huge spurs so I figure he was causing the damage. I will be trying this tonight, please send me good thoughts. I saw other videos where people jumped in fumes saying this was a horrible way, someone said their vet told them that this method was like pulling a nail off your body... anyways. I have to solve this problem urgently. I placed two hens in a cage because their backs had no feathers and lacerations which looked like they had been slashed with a knife. I did put medical ointments and antibacterial sprays in order to prevent infections. Please send good thoughts so I can be able to solve this issue.
You are welcome! I’m sorry to hear that about your hens. This method is super easy to do and should drop back the length of those spurs pretty significantly so your roo won’t keep hurting your hens. And it doesn’t hurt the rooster at all. If youre hurting a chicken they let you know loud and clear. Our roosters always just chill for the most part when we do this and the spur is hardened back up solid in a few hours. Good luck to you and hope your hens recover quickly!
@@easyworkacres My brother. Thank you. I am waiting for it to get darker. I am in south america. I take care of the chickens of the owner where I live and yeeeesss I know when chickens are in pain they let you know. There are around 100 xhickens between hens and roosters...also many ducks, geese and a pair of turkeys. I am getting a masters degree in chicken care in this ranch. I really love love them and I cqre for them with great joy. I will post a comment after I do this. Thank you so much for replying so fast because I feel nervous about it.
I couldn't do it. So frustrating.The Rooster kept moving his leg. I wrapped him in a blanket to keep him firm but he is very big and was not able to keep his leg firm because I didn't have a helping hand. I will try tomorrow with someone who can hold him. I also think my tool was small and old. I will post again once I am able to get it done. I thank you very much for showing us this. @@easyworkacres
I was able to remove the spurs two nights ago. I wanted to thank you so much for helping me and encouraging me. The reason I took so long to give you an update is because two days after my failed first try ( I was by myself and was not able to handle the rooster), part of the roof of the barn came down and there was a lot of re organizing and construction going on ( no animals were harmed). Thankfully I got into the errand of removing those spurs because of the harm this rooster was causing some of the hens. There was almost no bleeding. I applied oliver oil thooughly on the new spurs and legs and the rooster is doing just fine. I appreciate again all your help for making this videos which I am sure is helping farming enthusiasts around the world.
Yes you can! So far for us it never seems to bleed longer than maybe 5-10 minutes before it starts drying up so we opted to not buy any. But it does work and works great on other injuries as well.
I will definitely give this a try but I have to ask, if the whole spur is relatively hollow than how would it be causing discomfort? Would the discomfort be coming from where the spur connects to the bone?
That's where people are misunderstanding. It does not cause much if any discomfort because you are only cracking the spur off from the keratin base. Keratin is the same thing finger nails are made from and there aren't any nerves in keratin or it would hurt every time we clipped our nails. We prefer this method over just clipping because it takes out the potential of snipping back spurs too far and clipping into the actual nerve that fills in that hollow space of the outer shell. The small spur inside the big one is soft and sensitive when you first remove the outer shell so that's why we give the rooster a little alone time before putting them back in with the rest of the flock. But hardens up within an hour. Both methods work, this way just takes out any guess work. Hope this explains what you're asking and good luck to you! Thanks for watching!
This is exactly like pulling out a humans fingernails which is considered one of the most cruel forms of torture thats why people say to file them down instead of pulling them off
It’s not at all actually. If it were then the rooster would be losing its mind from the pain and he’s obviously fairly relaxed minus not liking being held. I’m not pulling anything out of its leg, I am cracking the spur near the base and it takes very little effort to do. No contact with any nerves is occurring. And his true spur is still fully in tact. I am not cruel to any of my animals and if this was truly harmful I wouldn’t do it or advise it to others.
@@easyworkacres I used to think the same thing until multiple vets told me otherwise it doesn't seem like it's painful because chickens don't react the same to pain as humans it's not the kerotin that hurts it's the exposed quick it's left all the nerves exposed like a rug burn
@@kaydencekeckler7397 I have had several vets say it is just like ripping your own fingernail out. So I guess it all depends on who you talk to and their personal opinions.
Yes they grow back and will eventually have to do it again. I haven’t had to do it any more frequently than maybe once a year though. Different roosters could be different though.🤷♂️
After removing spur,your rooster had sharp thing in red, whether it will not cause harm to other chickens or rooster?, because it also looks sharp Please make a video ,how to make chicken/rooster love you, and coke near you, because when i enter chicken coop they run away and unable to catch rooster like you did
Yes that is the still the spur which will always be there no matter what and should have it. Spurs are their only line of defense against predators so they still need them they just get too long and this is a method of shortening them back. As far as making a rooster love you I think that starts from handling them at a very young age very regularly. We probably aren’t the best channel for that advice as our chickens are livestock and not treated as pets. Ours don’t like us picking them up because we don’t do it frequently so they will run when we try to catch them too. I will say we use a big dip net like what you use for pulling in a big fish to catch them more easily.
@@easyworkacres Hello I had black astralop Of 1 and half years old She died today She was healthy and was eating good and was very active What could be the reason of her death? Please tell What precautions should I take for remaining kadknatha and desi chicken health
@@maptalha there could be many reasons a healthy chicken could suddenly die. It’s hard to know exactly the cause. Sometimes they have a sickness that’s not really noticeable until it’s too late. One of the harder parts of raising chickens.
Worked for us and for plenty of other people. This has went smoother overall vs clipping them, but everyone’s got their preference. Thanks for watching!
Tried this a little. Rooster was throwing a shit fit like he could feel everything after being calm as could be laying upside down in my lap. Can confirm a bit..? Grab near the base... how hard to squeeze? And I was holding the leg so as not to twist the leg. He threw a fit the 3 times I tried, so thought I'd check into it a bit more.
I flip em. Kinda pin em between the legs a little bit. Firm grip on the leg and get a hold of the spur at the base. Doesn’t need a death grip but pliers need to bite good so you can actually turn the spur. Should be twisting the spur perpendicular to the leg. The twisting usually doesn’t take much to cause it to pop and come right off. Some roosters are definitely more calm than others. We have a couple that are super chill and others that freak out from the moment they are picked up.
@@easyworkacres Appreciate the reply. I'll give it another go. We grew up just trimming, so thought I'd give a new way a go since ours can't walk worth a shit with his. Worry a little about messing something up though. Heh
@@Jento I had your same experience the first time I tried it too. Went back a second time and figured it out and been much easier since. Once you get it it’s like aha! And then it’s easy. First time is stressful trying to avoid doing something wrong and hurting the rooster. Hope it goes better on your next try.
🎉A white bantam roo showed up one day. We kept him in with our bantam cochins and silkys. I saw his spurs growing long and curved upwards. We raised pastured pigs and had a low strand of hot wire just 6" above the ground to keep pigs from rooting under the fence. One day I came home from work to find him laid out on the ground with his huge curved spur hooked IN THE HOT WIRE STRAND! Quickly I ran to shut off the juice and un hooked the little guy, expecting him to be dead. HE WASN'T! His spur fell cleanly off and never grew back. I kept his other spur cut short. We had him 12 more years 😂
We had a rooster do the same thing on our poultry net one time. Was hanging from one leg upside down. Thought for sure he was a goner because I wasn’t sure how long he’d been handing there. Walked off with a limp for all of a few hours and was totally fine from there. 😂
@@easyworkacres tough little buggers, eh?
That was by far one of the fastest and easiest ways I've ever handled a rooster's spurs. Thank you for this video!
Glad it worked out well for you! Thanks for watching and following up with a comment after giving it a try!
I've gotta do this with my huge English Orpington Roo. Pete is a massive 14 pound Roo so I'm nervous about doing it. That's a LOT of Rooster to be passing off 😢
Very helpful thank you
Thanks for watching!
Just subscribed to the channel. Thank you for the info. Blessings to you and yours.
Thank you! 🙏🏼
I did this to my Captin Cricket, he did well and I have more confidence when I have to help my other roosters!
So happy it went well, and I love the name captain cricket.😂
Thank you for both watching and following up!
Wow I didn’t know this thanks 😊
Happy to help!
Thank you!❤
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for sharing this technique! Greetings from Italy
Hope it helps! Thanks for watching!
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I got thrown out of a rooster group of fb for suggesting this. They told me i was cruel and violet toward my roo lol. I tried to wxplain it is maintenance like trimming your horses or goats hooves but they wouldnt be convinced. I told them they never made a sound and they said it was agonizing and attached to the bone and blah blah blah. They said he would bleed out. They just could not understand that you remove the outer sheath and no the spur itself
I’ve gotten plenty of lash back myself on other social media platforms. People will believe what they want. I’ve trimmed both ways and this one seems much less stressful to the Roos than cutting back with sheers. If the trimmers don’t cut through smooth it sometimes causes their spur to crack m and splinter which comes with its own issues. I’m sticking to this method as it is recovered to a healthy hardened strong spur again in a few hours. Thanks for watching we appreciate your time to both view and comment!
Yes, I saw horrible comments on other videos.
You removing the outer shell yes, but the issue is its like removing a dog's outer keratin from their quick, this bleeding stub is the quick of the chicken, they can indeed bleed out, suffer from nerve damage, and end up with really nasty infections when using this method
Oh man, don’t post this on a FB chicken page. I got roasted, no pun intended. I was accused of cruelty.
Yeah people tend to make assumptions without actually trying it and seeing how quick and painless it is for the rooster. But have no problem taking a chance splintering or snipping a spur back too far and actually doing some damage.
I wish you'd seen the look on my face when you came at him with a big pair of pliers...However, the last time we trimmed our roo's spurs, one got clipped too close & was dripping blood everywhere. It was pretty awful! I have 4 other roos to trim, but I've been scared to do it. I'm going to have to try this method.
First time I was taught watching a friend do it I thought the same thing.😅
Thanks for watching and hope it goes over well with your Roos!
Bro, thank you so much for this video. I need to do this asap to one of the big roosters where I live. A few of the Hens are really hurt and lost their feathers because of the rooster spurs. I checked and checked and saw the other roosters had small spurs, then this big rooster with huge spurs so I figure he was causing the damage.
I will be trying this tonight, please send me good thoughts. I saw other videos where people jumped in fumes saying this was a horrible way, someone said their vet told them that this method was like pulling a nail off your body... anyways. I have to solve this problem urgently. I placed two hens in a cage because their backs had no feathers and lacerations which looked like they had been slashed with a knife. I did put medical ointments and antibacterial sprays in order to prevent infections.
Please send good thoughts so I can be able to solve this issue.
You are welcome! I’m sorry to hear that about your hens. This method is super easy to do and should drop back the length of those spurs pretty significantly so your roo won’t keep hurting your hens. And it doesn’t hurt the rooster at all. If youre hurting a chicken they let you know loud and clear. Our roosters always just chill for the most part when we do this and the spur is hardened back up solid in a few hours. Good luck to you and hope your hens recover quickly!
@@easyworkacres My brother. Thank you. I am waiting for it to get darker. I am in south america. I take care of the chickens of the owner where I live and yeeeesss I know when chickens are in pain they let you know. There are around 100 xhickens between hens and roosters...also many ducks, geese and a pair of turkeys. I am getting a masters degree in chicken care in this ranch. I really love love them and I cqre for them with great joy. I will post a comment after I do this. Thank you so much for replying so fast because I feel nervous about it.
I couldn't do it. So frustrating.The Rooster kept moving his leg. I wrapped him in a blanket to keep him firm but he is very big and was not able to keep his leg firm because I didn't have a helping hand. I will try tomorrow with someone who can hold him. I also think my tool was small and old. I will post again once I am able to get it done. I thank you very much for showing us this. @@easyworkacres
I was able to remove the spurs two nights ago. I wanted to thank you so much for helping me and encouraging me. The reason I took so long to give you an update is because two days after my failed first try ( I was by myself and was not able to handle the rooster), part of the roof of the barn came down and there was a lot of re organizing and construction going on ( no animals were harmed).
Thankfully I got into the errand of removing those spurs because of the harm this rooster was causing some of the hens. There was almost no bleeding. I applied oliver oil thooughly on the new spurs and legs and the rooster is doing just fine. I appreciate again all your help for making this videos which I am sure is helping farming enthusiasts around the world.
You can also put some super clot or blu kote on it
Yes you can! So far for us it never seems to bleed longer than maybe 5-10 minutes before it starts drying up so we opted to not buy any. But it does work and works great on other injuries as well.
I will definitely give this a try but I have to ask, if the whole spur is relatively hollow than how would it be causing discomfort? Would the discomfort be coming from where the spur connects to the bone?
That's where people are misunderstanding. It does not cause much if any discomfort because you are only cracking the spur off from the keratin base. Keratin is the same thing finger nails are made from and there aren't any nerves in keratin or it would hurt every time we clipped our nails. We prefer this method over just clipping because it takes out the potential of snipping back spurs too far and clipping into the actual nerve that fills in that hollow space of the outer shell. The small spur inside the big one is soft and sensitive when you first remove the outer shell so that's why we give the rooster a little alone time before putting them back in with the rest of the flock. But hardens up within an hour. Both methods work, this way just takes out any guess work.
Hope this explains what you're asking and good luck to you! Thanks for watching!
@@easyworkacres that's exactly what I was wondering thank you!
It actually leaves a large piece of flesh exposed
Good to know👍
Thanks for watching!
This is exactly like pulling out a humans fingernails which is considered one of the most cruel forms of torture thats why people say to file them down instead of pulling them off
It’s not at all actually. If it were then the rooster would be losing its mind from the pain and he’s obviously fairly relaxed minus not liking being held. I’m not pulling anything out of its leg, I am cracking the spur near the base and it takes very little effort to do. No contact with any nerves is occurring. And his true spur is still fully in tact. I am not cruel to any of my animals and if this was truly harmful I wouldn’t do it or advise it to others.
@@easyworkacres I used to think the same thing until multiple vets told me otherwise it doesn't seem like it's painful because chickens don't react the same to pain as humans it's not the kerotin that hurts it's the exposed quick it's left all the nerves exposed like a rug burn
@@kaydencekeckler7397 I have had several vets say it is just like ripping your own fingernail out. So I guess it all depends on who you talk to and their personal opinions.
@@easyworkacres you are cruel, you just don't want to believe it. You put "being correct" ahead of your animals welfare.
Do they continue to grow back though?
Yes they grow back and will eventually have to do it again. I haven’t had to do it any more frequently than maybe once a year though. Different roosters could be different though.🤷♂️
After removing spur,your rooster had sharp thing in red, whether it will not cause harm to other chickens or rooster?, because it also looks sharp
Please make a video ,how to make chicken/rooster love you, and coke near you, because when i enter chicken coop they run away and unable to catch rooster like you did
Yes that is the still the spur which will always be there no matter what and should have it. Spurs are their only line of defense against predators so they still need them they just get too long and this is a method of shortening them back.
As far as making a rooster love you I think that starts from handling them at a very young age very regularly. We probably aren’t the best channel for that advice as our chickens are livestock and not treated as pets. Ours don’t like us picking them up because we don’t do it frequently so they will run when we try to catch them too. I will say we use a big dip net like what you use for pulling in a big fish to catch them more easily.
@@easyworkacres Hello
I had black astralop
Of 1 and half years old
She died today
She was healthy and was eating good and was very active
What could be the reason of her death?
Please tell
What precautions should I take for remaining kadknatha and desi chicken health
@@maptalha there could be many reasons a healthy chicken could suddenly die. It’s hard to know exactly the cause. Sometimes they have a sickness that’s not really noticeable until it’s too late. One of the harder parts of raising chickens.
My rooster won't stop bleeding!
Any update? Any bleeding should stop within a few minutes. Is he separated from the other chickens?
This video shows what not to do
Worked for us and for plenty of other people. This has went smoother overall vs clipping them, but everyone’s got their preference. Thanks for watching!
Tried this a little. Rooster was throwing a shit fit like he could feel everything after being calm as could be laying upside down in my lap. Can confirm a bit..? Grab near the base... how hard to squeeze? And I was holding the leg so as not to twist the leg. He threw a fit the 3 times I tried, so thought I'd check into it a bit more.
I flip em. Kinda pin em between the legs a little bit. Firm grip on the leg and get a hold of the spur at the base. Doesn’t need a death grip but pliers need to bite good so you can actually turn the spur. Should be twisting the spur perpendicular to the leg. The twisting usually doesn’t take much to cause it to pop and come right off. Some roosters are definitely more calm than others. We have a couple that are super chill and others that freak out from the moment they are picked up.
@@easyworkacres Appreciate the reply. I'll give it another go. We grew up just trimming, so thought I'd give a new way a go since ours can't walk worth a shit with his. Worry a little about messing something up though. Heh
@@Jento I had your same experience the first time I tried it too. Went back a second time and figured it out and been much easier since. Once you get it it’s like aha! And then it’s easy. First time is stressful trying to avoid doing something wrong and hurting the rooster. Hope it goes better on your next try.