Hello! A few minutes ago, I was out side Catching chickens to put into pens. I was getting frustrated, as Squirt was having a grand old time evading me. I was too rough, and not paying enough attention, so when she farted under my feet, I didn’t react fast enough, and my shoe came down on her foot, smashing it between the bottom of my shoe and a rough concrete floor. She struggled and jerked around for those split seconds, but apparently it was enough to do some damage. She squealed, and started chirping really loud. I picked her up, and sadly her foot and toes were all ripped up. I don’t have any pictures, as I want her to relax and let the bleeding stop. But in one foot, part of the thick pad ripped, but no blood, and the side of her toe, near the “web” is ripped and bleeding heavily. On the other foot, I’m terrified that it’ll prevent her from being able to walk, Scratch, and be a show bird like she was being prepared for. The bottom of the toe is shredded, and bleeding a little, but the worst is her middle toenail. It’s still attached, but only by one side, and the top. But it’s bleeding a lot, and there’s something under it, I can’t tell if it’s bone, skin, or part of the inner toenail.
I quickly packed some flour onto her feet, and stuck her back in her pen. No toes looked crooked, or broken, but it’s hard to tell.
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated!! I’m praying it’s nothing permanent for that toenail, for her well being and health, and so she can keep showing. (She is very nicely put together, and will do amazing if that toe heals correctly.)
~I’ll post some pictures tomorrow, but any ideas would be helpful asap
Thank you!
I quickly packed some flour onto her feet, and stuck her back in her pen. No toes looked crooked, or broken, but it’s hard to tell.
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated!! I’m praying it’s nothing permanent for that toenail, for her well being and health, and so she can keep showing. (She is very nicely put together, and will do amazing if that toe heals correctly.)
~I’ll post some pictures tomorrow, but any ideas would be helpful asap
Thank you!