Rural Gardening: Roosters spurs are too big, what to do?, 1 by smedgekles

smedgekles wrote:
Our 2 year old rooster has huge spurs that are a good 3 inches long. The problem is we found out today he is cutting the hens when he gets on them. We found one today just sitting in the pen acting like she wasn't feeling well or couldn't walk. She stands but not well and hops. My son started examining her and found that she has a cut on her side that is obviously from the roosters spurs and a scratch on the other side. After examing the other hens they also have scratches but no cuts like this one has. We don't want our hens cut up. It is a open wound that bled and she acts as though her leg may hurt. She is a good 8 pounds and the roo is only about 6-1/2 so it's not like she is tiny.
He is a really good rooster and very protective of his hens. What can we do with these spurs? Can they be cut off? Cut shorter? Padded, LOL. What can we do with them. Any suggestions?