Stopped bleeding toe nail with corn starch. Is that enough?

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My Barred Rock nicked off the very tip of her toe nail some how. It was bleeding, though not profusely. The tiny tip was hanging off the nail. By the time I went into the house to get the corn starch and returned, the tip was gone. I stuck her toe in the corn starch and left it there until it stopped bleeding. Will it more than likely be okay now? She is acting like nothing happened now.

 

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Once the blood clots and hardens, it should be fine unless she starts scratching around with it and knocks the seal off. She will probably be fine.

 

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Arrgghh. Started bleeding again. Calling the local vet to see if they would be willing to cauterize. They don't normally treat chickens

 

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Wow. Nice vet. Crammed me into his busy schedule. I'm glad I went. The second application of corn starch didn't hold either. By the time he got to her she was bleeding again. So he used some kind of a septic stick and then wrapped her foot up in a bandage with cauterizing powder on the inside. I have her separated now. He said to leave the bandage on until I got home and "a little while longer" but "not too long". Now I'm wondering what "not too long" means.

Expensive eggs I'm getting from her!