Debbie's Silkies

[Debbie292d]

This one comes with a cap which I believe is used with dog claws. I remove the cap to grind beaks, I use the slowest setting so it doesn't cause the beak to get hot. Make sure the grinder is always turning away from the beak, not toward it.

That's a great point, even with this fingernail one. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you! I was considering canceling my order, but then thought maybe I'd actually like it for myself. Then I'd get the one you use for the birds.

It's in my Chewy cart, and as soon as I get enough in there for free shipping, it'll be on its way, too.

 

[TwoCrows]

That's a great point, even with this fingernail one. I wouldn't have thought of that. Thank you! I was considering canceling my order, but then thought maybe I'd actually like it for myself. Then I'd get the one you use for the birds.

It's in my Chewy cart, and as soon as I get enough in there for free shipping, it'll be on its way, too.

I originally purchased it for the dog, but thats a no go with Toby. But it works EXCELLENT on over grown old chickens beaks!

 

[Debbie292d]

I originally purchased it for the dog, but thats a no go with Toby. But it works EXCELLENT on over grown old chickens beaks!

We got the cheapy one yesterday. I thought it was cordless, and it's not, but we still brought Nosy in to try it. I held while hubby ground a little off both top and bottom. The bottom bled a little bit, but the top one didn't.

Then hubby used it on his own fingernails and said that it was WAY better than using his dremel, so thinks we should keep it.

The one you have is still in my Chewy cart waiting for more to get free shipping, and I'll be getting that one. Yours being cordless, for one thing, is so much handier!

 

[TwoCrows]

We got the cheapy one yesterday. I thought it was cordless, and it's not, but we still brought Nosy in to try it. I held while hubby ground a little off both top and bottom. The bottom bled a little bit, but the top one didn't.

Then hubby used it on his own fingernails and said that it was WAY better than using his dremel, so thinks we should keep it.

The one you have is still in my Chewy cart waiting for more to get free shipping, and I'll be getting that one. Yours being cordless, for one thing, is so much handier!

These things take off beak material fast so I just touch for a second and check. Let me know if you give mine a try, it rarely needs charging, it's so easy to use! (Use the lower setting for grinding beaks.)

 

[2ndTink]

These things take off beak material fast so I just touch for a second and check. Let me know if you give mine a try, it rarely needs charging, it's so easy to use! (Use the lower setting for grinding beaks.)

Have you tried it for trimming long chicken nails too?

 

[TwoCrows]

Have you tried it for trimming long chicken nails too?

Yes! It files nails down easily!

Just remember to anyone that uses these high spinning tools, they can over heat the heat nails, beaks sense heat and can burn, so only hold on beak and claws for a couple seconds, stop a few seconds and repeat. It doesn't take long to remove material.

 

[2ndTink]

Yes! It files nails down easily!

Just remember to anyone that uses these high spinning tools, they can over heat the heat nails, beaks sense heat and can burn, so only hold on beak and claws for a couple seconds, stop a few seconds and repeat. It doesn't take long to remove material.

Excellent! I have a few silkies who just don't scratch the ground hard enough to keep their nails worn down.

 

[TwoCrows]

Excellent! I have a few silkies who just don't scratch the ground hard enough to keep their nails worn down.

Once you start to see a small circle/dot in the middle of the nail, stop, you are getting close to the quick. It is good to get close to the quick though so it doesn't start moving down the nail.

 

[2ndTink]

Once you start to see a small circle/dot in the middle of the nail, stop, you are getting close to the quick. It is good to get close to the quick though so it doesn't start moving down the nail.

If they are long and you take them back as far as is safe, does that quick start to shorten up over time? Or does the quick always stay at the same point?

 

[TwoCrows]

If they are long and you take them back as far as is safe, does that quick start to shorten up over time? Or does the quick always stay at the same point?

If the nails are light in color, and clean, you can sit in the sun and usually see the blood line in the nail. It will be a red vein right down the middle of the nail. Dark nails are nearly impossible to see through. I always have some Corn Starch with me when I trim nails, but Quick Stop works SO much better. If a claw is really over grown and the quick (blood line) has gotten long, cutting or trimming close to it will get it to back up the nail over time. So will cutting into it even accidentally but that is not ideal to cut it, it can cause pain. So get as close to it as possible if the quick is too long. Long nails won't necessarily hurt the toes on soft ground or bedding. It's when they are on hard surfaces with long claws and it will cause the nail to twist. But shorter nails are always best.