Beaks and Spurs

This is Nugget! She was very cooperative for this picture. This is so you can see a beak up close. The tip is lighter(kind of clear). That is what you would trim if it gets to long. Hers is actually really good right now. When trimming we use nail clippers and a nail file.

This is Lily! Girls aren't supposed to have spurs, which is the big nail on the back of her leg, but she's just special. There's nothing wrong with it, however, they typically don't have them. Roosters use them to fight. When they attack they jump feet first. We like James to be able to protect himself, so we don't trim his. We probably will when we have more males in the flock. We don't let them get to long though. Lily keeps hers since she never attacks anything. To trim these we use nail clippers and a nail file, just like when doing their beaks.

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