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Only if they need to have it done. Otherwise don't bother.

What color are her nails? Are they light colored, can you see the quick through them if you look at them closely? The quick is the blood that runs into the nail itself partway. I would trim them every day for as many days as it takes, doing just a little bit each day, to ensure you don't nick...

Quote: My pleasure. And also, in a real pinch, you can use cobwebs if you have nicked a quick and have no bloodstop handy. Not that I have any cobwebs in my barn, oh no. But they work pretty well, and you can usually just grab some up, smush them into a small ball, and stick them on the...

Oh yes, you can certainly trim the toenails of a chicken. Most chickens who get access to the outdoors don't need it, but every now and then they do. It's pretty simple really, similar to doing it for a dog or cat. I wrote an article about trimming beaks (yes, sometimes you even have to trim...