Ripped out a toenail...

[Henferno]

Well, I was showing off my best sumatra roo's spurs last night, and I saw that he'd popped two toenails off. No blood, on him or in the coop, nothing, just two little scabs at the end of his toes. He's acting completely normal, not in pain as far as I can tell, but I'm still wondering--if it's scabbed over can it still get infected on a free-range bird? And will the toenails grow back if they've been ripped out like that?


Ahh, thanks everyone. It's cleaned and everything. Just hoping it grows back now...

 

[Chicken Chat]

Sorry about your rooster. I haven't had one of mine loose a toenail like that, so this is just my opinion. If dirt or anything else got in there before it scabbed up, you could still get infection, so I would keep an eye on those toes. I am also guessing that it would depend on how far back in the quick that they were ripped out. I would bet that they would grow back. Hopefully someone with more knowledge will post.

 

[387026]

Had it happen. I poured Iodine on it for a few days to keep infection away, it grew back, just like our finger nail, bet it hurts like a loss finger nail too!

 

[Makenziejh]

Its happened to both of my roos and we put on some of the stuff you would put on a dogs nail if you cut it too close. We watched it for a couple of days and it was perfectly fine.

good luck!

 

[bishopschickens]

I have had birds do that a few times, you can also get the blue cote for horses and spray it on. Its an antiseptic and prevents picking. They usually do not grow back though.