UPDATE: Found an older chicken also hurt. She's okay and we'll leave her with the other 6 but I'm afraid something is trying to reach up through the wire on the bottom of their coop which is like a stationary chickshaw. Otherwise I'm not sure how two of them got stuck and hurt their toes in the same morning. That's not likely.
Hi, one of our new pullets tore a middle toe today after being let out into the yard with the others this morning. I don't think it was a predator as she's not injured elsewhere and the others are fine.
The toenail is gone and the toe is hanging by the skin and I can see boney knuckle in the hanging piece.
Bleeding has stopped. She has been isolated and is eating, can stand and run but limping (I learned that from trying to catch her when I couldn't find her and then found her injured).
ADVICE PLEASE!! Do I apply antibiotic ointment? hydrogen peroxide? anything?
Do I cut off the rest of the skin and wrap it or just let it dangle?
Do I just leave her alone and apply nothing and let her heal?
The vet isn't "seeing new patients" so that's a no go and I don't have the money for one anyway.
Suggestions? Thank you!
Hi, one of our new pullets tore a middle toe today after being let out into the yard with the others this morning. I don't think it was a predator as she's not injured elsewhere and the others are fine.
The toenail is gone and the toe is hanging by the skin and I can see boney knuckle in the hanging piece.
Bleeding has stopped. She has been isolated and is eating, can stand and run but limping (I learned that from trying to catch her when I couldn't find her and then found her injured).
ADVICE PLEASE!! Do I apply antibiotic ointment? hydrogen peroxide? anything?
Do I cut off the rest of the skin and wrap it or just let it dangle?
Do I just leave her alone and apply nothing and let her heal?
The vet isn't "seeing new patients" so that's a no go and I don't have the money for one anyway.
Suggestions? Thank you!
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