austele_1 Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I apologise if this post is in the wrong place as I'm not very good on forums. I have a 2 year old cockeral who's spurs are starting to become a nuisance for him. There getting very long and it's never really affected him before but it now looks like he can't walk like he used to. Anyway to cut a long story short I was wondering how would be the best way to go about removing them... I don't want to cut them as I don't feel confident enough to do that and I'm worried about hurting him. I found this article - http://www.fowlvisions.com/?p=39 and it suggests a hot baked potato? I was just wondering if this was effective, if it hurt the bird and basically any tips. Thank you for all help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I would be very worried about hurting him, and the risk of infection, so would take him to a vet to have it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 I think I'd go down the vet route too - I also saw the tip about a hot potato but can' t imagine my Phillip staying still long enough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austele_1 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 I'd much prefer a vet but the trouble is I live in the middle of nowhere and my nearest vet is quite a distance away, I would also prefer a vet to make a home call rather than trying to get Dylan away from the girls and to the vets. Spurs are so confussing! Might just have to stick to the old nail file! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 Are you going to make a pair of earrings out of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austele_1 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Share Posted July 28, 2011 Are you going to make a pair of earrings out of them? Haha, I was actually going to keep them as a momento. A pair of earrings would do nicely, maybe I shall attempt the baked potato optionb but let the potatoes cool a little. Read a thousand comments online about how easy it is and if I go in prepared... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patricia W Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 Let us know how you get on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
