Spurs on a hen ???

[Anonymous]

When I got my rhode island red,I noticed she has an intact spur on her right leg,there is a definite bump on her left leg in the same place.So it looks as if she was hatched with spurs and only had one removed.I didn't realise hens did/could have spurs,also,my common sense tells me that if cockerels were born with spurs and hens aren't,it would make disposing of unwanted cockerels at a much earlier age for non auto-sexing breeds.
So could one of you more experienced poultry keepers explain for me,or is my RIR just a freak of nature?

 

[nnbreeder]

The reason the RIRs lay brown eggs is because of the Malay used to breed the first RIRs.

Why is this important?

Oriental Games often have spurs on hens. I have had more then one Asil or Malay hen that had a fine set of spurs. Sumatra roosters have multiple spurs on the roosters, up to four on each leg, and it is common for the hens to have them too but they mostly just have singles.

If you look at the hens of any breeds they will have the little spur button but most of the time they just don't devolop.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks,can't even see any bumps for spurs on my others,but as they are goldline(RIRxLight Sussex) the chances are remote.My other hens all have feathered legs,so wouldn't be obvious,but when washing their legs I haven't felt any bumps.
Her left leg does look like a spur was removed,reminds me of a dog who hasn't had it's dew claw removed correctly so it starts to re-grow.
At least she's normal,(for her)and I do appreciate the explanation.I was aware game bird hens sometimes had spurs,didn't realise RIR's were bred originally using Malays.