Help! Replys asap please! Broken nail, bleeding

[Me&Chooks]

I checked my hens as usual, in the afternoon and checked again in about an hour, just as I was leaving I noticed blood on one of my hens beaks, Chucky's.

At first I thought maybe shes pecked someone, but on closer inspection I realized her foot was bleeding, and she was messing with it.

It looks like the nail tip has broken and revealed some flesh causing all the blood. She is still very bossy and bonny, eating drinking etc.

I have separated her from the rest of the flock as they kept pecking it, I also bathed it, and have also put a soft wrap (Basically a plaster xD).

Is there anything else I should do, or I shouldn't do to help her recover? =/

Replies highly appreciated!

 

[obe10]

you are doing the right thing but you need to put some neosporen on it other then that she should be fine

 

[Me&Chooks]

Ah okay! Thank you ^_^
I will apply some of that straight away

 

[mypicklebird]

quick stop for dogs and cats nails, men's styptic powder, silver nitrate, or in a pinch corn starch + pressure for a few seconds should stop the bleeding. She should leave it alone when it is not red and oozing. TRy to keep her on very clean (pine shavings are good) bedding for a few days if possible to keep the area clean. Avoid having her in mud or walking in chicken poop until the end is sealed & dry.

Me&Chooks :

I checked my hens as usual, in the afternoon and checked again in about an hour, just as I was leaving I noticed blood on one of my hens beaks, Chucky's.

At first I thought maybe shes pecked someone, but on closer inspection I realized her foot was bleeding, and she was messing with it.

It looks like the nail tip has broken and revealed some flesh causing all the blood. She is still very bossy and bonny, eating drinking etc.

I have separated her from the rest of the flock as they kept pecking it, I also bathed it, and have also put a soft wrap (Basically a plaster xD).

Is there anything else I should do, or I shouldn't do to help her recover? =/

Replies highly appreciated!​

 

[Pathfinders]

Cayenne pepper will also act as "blood stop", and if you're really desperate, if you can find some cobwebs, you can use those in a pinch to stop bleeding.

 

[obe10]

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cayenne pepper? that sounds painful! but if it works...........

 

[Pathfinders]

Yep, I know it sounds painful, but it works by constricting the blood vessels. Handy if you're out of blood stop.

 

[shay20]

If it is still bleeding, dunk the toe in flour. It will help stop the bleeding.

 

[chickenwing225]

i had a biddy break its nail somehow, i think it caught in the wire floor maybe, anyway it bled a lot i thought he was a gonner, but like you said he ate and drank just fine, he turned out ok
he lost a lot of blood it seemed, but didnt seem to affect him any kind of way. i think your chick will be fine

 

[obe10]

try sticking it down in a bar of soap! i did that when my parrot broke a nail and it worked.