I have an Ameraucana hen whose foot is injured and I am not sure what to do. I have treated lethargic chickens, scissor beak chickens, and generally sick chickens, but nothing like this. I went to collect eggs and I found her sitting in one of the boxes, which isn't out of the ordinary, but then...
I (with help from an ornithologist) trimmed my month-old silkie's nail to collect a little blood for a DNA sex test. Afterwards, we held a cotton ball with corn starch on it for a few minutes till the bleeding stopped. Then the bleeding restarted so we held a fresh corn starch cotton ball on...
I was cleaning this pretty ones eye and noticed she was walking on her extra toe then immediately realized how swollen it was so i gave her an Epsom salt soak and cleaned out some of the puss from the nail.. "socket" but nothing much at all. Gave the toe a gentle squeeze and tried massaging...
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My hen managed to get her toenail caught on a shelf and, while trying to get loose, completely ripped off her toenail, leaving only the quick of her nail remaining. There was very little blood and she didn't break or cut the quick or have any other injuries. She is walking more gingerly...
Hey fellow fowl enthusiasts , so sadly Gunther had an accident today while I Was not looking and his mail went inside his foot and he’s bleeding I was wondering what I should do I already washed If with antibacterial soap and water and was going to run to the store to get an iodine solution to...
Help!! I was doing a bumblefoot check on everyone today and noticed Sweet Pea's toe looking really bad. We know she broke off her toe nail recently, and it looked fine at the time, but now it is pretty severely swollen. Does anyone have any home remedies or treatment to help her out or is it vet...
So I am new to this, and I have my first mild injury! My 5 week old grey bird (maybe EE roo) has broken the nail off his toe all the way down to the skin. Hard to see in the photo. No blood but it's dirty. I tried to wash it off. Doesn't seem to bother him. The broken nail is at a 90 degree...