Clipping talons

[The Hen]

The talons on Mario our new rooster are quite long. I can't believe he digs them into the ladies and they put up with it. Can they be clipped, filed or anything?

 

[sourland]

They can be clipped with a pair of dog nail clippers or filed. Frequently large and clumsy roosters gash the sides and backs of hens while mating them.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

They can be clipped with a pair of dog nail clippers or filed. Frequently large and clumsy roosters gash the sides and backs of hens while mating them.

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I use dog nail trimmers to cut chicken nails. Just be sure to have some blood stop powder (or flour or cornstarch- not sure about those as I haven't used them???) on hand.

I know the blood stop powder works well, since I have used it for another reason.

Only trim the very very end of the nail, then come back and do it again in a week. The quick will recede if you do it slowly. If you cut into the quick he will bleed. Use blood stop powder if this happens.

 

[The Hen]

is it like clipping dogs nails where i would need to be careful not to get down to the quick (sp) or can i go down as far as i like?

Thanks for the info.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

is it like clipping dogs nails where i would need to be careful not to get down to the quick (sp) or can i go down as far as i like?

Thanks for the info.

LOL we were typing at the same time.

http://www.avianweb.com/nailclipping.html
here is one link for birds- it is pretty good

 

[The Hen]

Just read your post after i posted mine. Thanks, i will be trying that.

 

[sourland]

Just as with a dog, there is a quick. In a light nailed rooster, it will be visible. In a dark nailed rooster as ChickensAreSweet suggested, trim back gradually - bit by bit over a period of time.

 

[The Hen]

Thank you both for the info. Home for the next 2 weeks on a stacation so will be trying it.

 

[The Hen]

LOL we were typing at the same time.

http://www.avianweb.com/nailclipping.html
here is one link for birds- it is pretty good

Great link. Thanks.