The spurs on legs of a turkey are typically used as a method of defense against other animals. They can also be used for showing dominance.
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I believe they are called spurs -- at least in the case of cocks.
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This is a true statement. Although American Indians hunted turkey for its meat, they also used other turkey parts, including the spurs. America Indians used all parts of the animals they hunted, nothing was wasted. For example, the buffalo provided food, bedding, moccasins, tools, and winter robes.
The sole purpose of spurs is to act as a leg aid. For riders that have weak legs or horses that tend to be 'dead sided', spurs are a great way to communicate to your horse. Spurs in the wrong hands, however, can do great damage to the horse. Sharp edged spurs should never be used. Small, smooth spurs are all that is needed as an extension of the riders legs and heels.
Male wild turkeys, also known as toms, are larger and have more colorful plumage compared to female wild turkeys, known as hens. Toms have a prominent beard, a fleshy growth on their chest, while hens do not. Additionally, toms have spurs on their legs, which are absent in hens. These physical differences help distinguish between male and female wild turkeys.
Roosters have spurs, which are bony growths on their legs, to defend themselves and establish dominance. They use their spurs in fights with other roosters and predators as a means of protection and to establish their position in the pecking order within the flock.
There are tools such as the Sinupool for gutting turkeys. This particular tool is used to remove the sinus from turkey legs when drawing.
The turkey legs at the fair are big because they came from big turkeys. These turkeys are farm bred to be large.
A male rooster is the animal that has a comb and two spurs. The comb is the red fleshy crest on top of its head, while the spurs are bony protrusions on the back of its legs used for defense and mating purposes.
Male platypuses have on spur on each of their back legs. Females have no spurs.
A tom can kill a hen by slicing her sides open during mating with his spurs. Toms will fight and once in awhile kill each other, but NOT often.