OUCH! - Just OUCH!Good for you!!! That is what I had to do to one of my little Call Drakes only I did not band it, with the shape it was in I just had to cut it off and he was good to go. I too wonder if he can fertilize anything but he surely tries in the spring. His ended up being a round piece that was the size of a quarter that hung out and once snipped off he has been just fine. So glad you were able to save yours also. I had no help but was able to do it and he never even flinched.
Kudos to that drake for not flinching…