Bleeding toe nail?

[Radioactive Egg]

Hi,
My Light Sussex pullet has only this morning done something to her toe. She came up to me this morning and I saw half her face covered in dry blood.

(in the picture it's wet)
I did some cleaning to try an find an injury, but there was none.
I found her toe drenched in blood looking a little soft compared to the other nails. The blood on her face was probably because she had scratched herself with her injured toe.

I guessed that her nail has come off, is this right? If so, what do I do?

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[rosscreekranch]

As long as the bleeding has stopped, it should be ok. You could clean it but that may start the bleeding again. It may grow back irregular , so just keep an eye on it so it doesn't become ingrown. Make sure others are not pecking her injury.

 

[Radioactive Egg]

Okay, thanks for the quick reply!
It's still bleeding, and I do feel like I should put Betadine or something on it. Glad to know it will grow back.

 

[zebraffe4231]

clean her foot in a bowl of warm water. you should order Vetericyn VF and spray the toe 2-3 times a day until healed. also make sure the rest of the flock isn't pecking it and if they are separate her until its healed

 

[rosscreekranch]

The nail may or may not grow back. It probably depends on how far back it broke. I think diluted betadine should be ok if you have it, but it is important to stop the bleeding (birds don't have a lot of blood). Applying pressure may help.

 

[Radioactive Egg]

Thanks!

 

[kjstanton]

Eeek! This same thing just happened to my girl Gurdy. It happened yesterday. I used that stuff for dogs to get the nail to stop bleeding. Then put some newsprint on it. Today I soaked it in Epsom salt, or orageno oil and some cinnamon. It didn't bleed, looks kinda scanned over but I wiped her wired feet really good and applied more neosporine. She is gimping but it's not swollen or red so fingers are crossed.