Rooster Spurs

[Bigj]

Last monday my dad and I were hunting pheasants. I shot one that was a two or three year old bird. It has long spurs and it looked like a cap was stuck on the end of them. My dad and I have never seen this before. Just wondering if anyone has seen this before and might know what causes it?

 

[mnmthunting]

You really did get Yourself an Old Warrior.:thumbsup:

I'm just going to guess scar tissue? Maybe froze tips during some very cold weather? then some new growth.

 

[1pheas4]

This is from the "1st year" spur. Usually an adult one year old rooster has a wide, blunt spur (as you know). As the bird get's older it becomes/grows slender and pointed. The old wide, blunt spur is supposed to be gone at that point.

This bird has a piece of his old spur still hanging on to the "new" spur growth.