My 27 week old Salmon Faverolles took a swipe at me today when i was taking his picture. I was at chicken level and literally saw it coming through the camera. I felt it was half hearted attempt but stood up and stepped into him anyway. At which point he flogged my legs. That earned him my boot up his butt and a chase around the pen to really make him run from me.
I went to check on him later and couldn't find him in the 1/4 acre pen. He and 2 pullets flew over the HC gate. I lured them in with a handful of BOSS. That is when I noticed his left fifth toe with blood on it.
After everyone went to roost, I snatched him up and DH held him, while he (the cockerel) protested loudly.
When I went to blot the blood off his toe he shrieked and I'm pretty sure the toe is broken. No bone protruding or anything. I don't know how he did it but I think he may have somehow caught it on the gate when he jumped up on it to get out of the pen or, hell, maybe when he flogged me he did it.
I gently dabbed it with a little bluekote and we let him go. He walked back into the coop and started distress calling like the hounds of hell were coming down on him.
He then marched up the ramp into the coop and hopped up onto the roost.
I know there isn't much to do for the toe, but what about the broken trust? Should I even worry about it? I feel really bad about him shrieking. It clearly hurt like hell when I touched it.
I went to check on him later and couldn't find him in the 1/4 acre pen. He and 2 pullets flew over the HC gate. I lured them in with a handful of BOSS. That is when I noticed his left fifth toe with blood on it.
After everyone went to roost, I snatched him up and DH held him, while he (the cockerel) protested loudly.
When I went to blot the blood off his toe he shrieked and I'm pretty sure the toe is broken. No bone protruding or anything. I don't know how he did it but I think he may have somehow caught it on the gate when he jumped up on it to get out of the pen or, hell, maybe when he flogged me he did it.
I gently dabbed it with a little bluekote and we let him go. He walked back into the coop and started distress calling like the hounds of hell were coming down on him.
He then marched up the ramp into the coop and hopped up onto the roost.
I know there isn't much to do for the toe, but what about the broken trust? Should I even worry about it? I feel really bad about him shrieking. It clearly hurt like hell when I touched it.