She was protesting about having her foot immobilized but no, not much reaction to the actual cut. I’m sure there was a pinch of pain but better than a lifetime of fused toes with the claw of one digging into the other!
Here’s a pic of her...the visible foot is the one I cut. Just in case anyone needs assurance that she’s really ok! 😊
Btw, it’s basically impossible to find a vet that will work on chickens. I did the best I could for her.
She’s walking on it fine. It’s dry, no open wound. Eating and drinking too. I treated her with homeopathy for pain/trauma and used frankincense oil on the wound. Watching her closely, but she seems to be doing really well. Luckily the membrane was super thin.
Well for years I’ve used it to stop wounds from bleeding...don’t even remember where that knowledge came from tbh. I’d have used cornstarch but I’m out. Cayenne has always worked for me although I just read it is an anti-coagulant 🤷♀️
Anyway there wasn’t much blood from the chick, but it did...
Thank you both! I think I just needed someone to tell me I could do it haha.
She came through surgery fine. I used a new exacto knife and cayenne powder to stop the bleeding.
Hi all. I just picked up an order of chicks and one of my black copper marans has two toes that are fused together by a thin membrane. It seems to be getting around ok for now. The claw on the smaller toe is digging into the bigger toe and causing it to bleed slightly. I almost feel like I could...
I got this chick at Atwoods in a bin of mixed bantams. I assumed they were all pure breeds because I got a Sebright and a silkie too. But I have no idea what this one is! It has a black patch on the front of its comb...not frostbite. It lives inside so far and has only been out when it’s > 70...