Spur Of The Moment

Last night, I found some other bloody puddles in the dirt but it was too far away to be related to the big fight. I didn't solve the mystery until this morning. Another old-timer had a bunch of dried blood on one leg...the leg that was missing a spur. I don't know how this was done...the spur was broken off flush with the leg. I didn't think such a thing possible, because the spur on a roosters leg is an actual outgrowth of bone on the leg bone. It is typical to trim the spurs but this is done with an assistant and a sharp hacksaw. The spurs are usually trimmed to leave a half-inch of spur. The sharp cut-edge is usually emery clothed to a half-round(blunt) shape. This is like a new pair of shoes for the rooster. I should have trimmed the spurs on this guy a long time ago. I hate to fail these birds...
I doubt that this would have happened if the spurs had been trimmed. Another lesson learned...the hard way!