Chicken’s nail got hurt, what to use??

[MedusaSnake]

Hello, I’m requesting some help for my hen that injured her toenail today. I think she got it stuck on a bite of wire while jumping off the roof of the chicken coop. I think the bleeding has stopped but is there anything I should put on her would to help her?

 

[thecatumbrella]

Hi! I just went through this with one of mine. First, I got the bleeding stopped by globbing on styptic powder. Once I could see it scabbing up (hours later), I gently cleaned her up in a warm foot bath. You probably won't need to do this if you have a clean-footed bird, but mine was feather-footed and covered in blood. After that, I dried her off and sprayed some Veterycin on the area. I rechecked/cleaned/sprayed daily for a few days, keeping an eye out for any swelling or redness. She was looking pretty good around the 3-day mark. There's still a huge scab that's been slow to come off, but I'm just leaving it. It will fall off on its own time.

 

[MedusaSnake]

It’s good to hear that it cleared up for your hen! Yes, mine is a blue laced Wyandotte with pretty clean feet, besides having dirt on it. Do u think I should wrap her toe in anything to prevent her from picking on it after putting medicine?

 

[thecatumbrella]

It’s good to hear that it cleared up for your hen! Yes, mine is a blue laced Wyandotte with pretty clean feet, besides having dirt on it. Do u think I should wrap her toe in anything to prevent her from picking on it after putting medicine?

I was wondering the same thing, but mine seemed to leave it be. So as long as there's not a giant red visible sore for other chickens to target, she should be good? Might be worth monitoring for a few, just to make sure.

 

[MedusaSnake]

On closer inspection, it seems some of her toenail has come off.

 

[MedusaSnake]

Did anyone use neosporin for this type of wound before? I heard it’s usually used on the foot, but I have it with me right now so wondering if it’s good on the toes

 

[nuthatched]

Did anyone use neosporin for this type of wound before? I heard it’s usually used on the foot, but I have it with me right now so wondering if it’s good on the toes

It's fine,though if you have liquid bandage, that would be better.

 

[MedusaSnake]

Alright, thank you, everyone. I got her toe to stop bleeding. I managed to get some styptic powder on her, but she did pull off the bandage that I put on her foot. On the bright side, she is eating extremely well.

 

[thecatumbrella]

It's fine,though if you have liquid bandage, that would be better.

This is such a good idea. Here I am, leaving a poo scab as a bandaid.

 

[thecatumbrella]

This is such a good idea. Here I am, leaving a poo scab as a bandaid.

It's fine! It's probably just dirt and styptic powder.