[feelingbroody]

 

Hi all hope you are enjoying the bank holiday 

I have just picked up one of my hybrids a sussex star, and felt her legs. On one leg almost where a dew clew would be on a dog, is the best way I can describe it, is a little node. She does not have one anywhere else and her legs are bright clean and not at all scaly. It is not a wound and is the same colour as her leg.

I have tried to search in the pages for such a thing but it has come back with a negative search. It may be that it is some sort of genetic weird thing but I just wanted to check and ask the advice of the members.

Thank you once again for your knowledge and help

Broody

[Casey76]

It's a spur bud, where, if she was a male, the spurs would grow from.

Nothing to worry about

[Aunt Sally]

One of my hens has 2 inch long spurs 

[carolbriar]

Several of mine have these nodes aswell

[feelingbroody]

 

Thank you all ....I knew you would know.... phew I thought she had some kind of tumour

It never ceases to amaze me, I learn something new every day about the chooks and mainly from the help from the members of this site ...so thank you again

Broody

[Casey76]

Several of mine have these nodes aswell

It's more common for hens to have them as not... like men have nipples.