Cockerel Spur removal

Does anyone have any opinions on cockerel spur removal?  I have heard that it can prevent damage to the hens when the cockerel treads her.

Thank you, we do have a problem at the moment with a couple of our hens looking a bit sore with a lot of feather loss on their backs.  I am giving chicken saddles a try next.

We were told by an old gent how to do it and it works really well! You need two small salad potatoes (I kid you not!) that have been boiled and are still quite warm, but not hot enough to cause a burn. place one on each spur and lightly tie a rag around each leg to prevent the cockerel pulling the potatoes off - you'll need to separate the cockerel from the rest of the flock to do this. Wait an hour and then remove the potato and gently trim the spur as it should now be really soft. Be very careful not to cut two far down as there is a blood supply about two thirds of the way up the spur. If you do accidentally cut too far and it bleeds, use wound powder to stop the flow of blood (flour or baby talc would do at a push). Once the bleeding has stopped, spray with purple spray to prevent infection and return the cockerel to the flock, but keep an eye to make sure that it does not start bleeding again.
The only thing is as I said, the spurs will grow back. I did not much fancy the other method of permanent removal as I don't have the stomach to cause that much pain to one of my birds, so trimming works for me!

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I found this gentle and calm video on U Tube. Now while it looks very simple I think that all that will happen is the nice soft 'under' spur will rapidly harden and of course remain pointy.

I think that I would still advise to rub down the point rather than remove the whole outer spur.

Orchardlady