The Poultry Keeper The Independent Forum for Poultry Keepers    FAQ   Search     Register   Log in  Hen's toes          The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Poultry Clinic Author Message debbieduck Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 51 Location: South Yorkshire Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:03 am    Post subject: Hen's toes - well nails; do they need cutting from time to time? 2 of my 3 laying hens have quite long toe nails and a couple of the toes seem to be turning outwards a little. I guess that means cutting them - will a normal dog nail cutter do? Is the principle of keeping to the light bits and away from the quick the same in poultry as in guinea pigs, dogs, cats, kids etc?? Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16112 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 11:56 am    Post subject: If they scratch around it's usually enough to keep them in trim but occasionally some of them do get a bit long. Yes it is the same principal as cutting dogs claws. If you cut too short they will bleed. Back to top debbieduck Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 51 Location: South Yorkshire Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 1:43 pm    Post subject: ... of ocurse I knew that dogs and poultry have claws and not nails Thankyou. Back to top CP Moderator Joined: 13 Apr 2005 Posts: 16112 Location: Hampshire Posted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 2:27 pm    Post subject: I'm sure they'd love a good manicure! Maybe nailpolish is going a bit too far though... Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First         The Poultry Keeper Forum Index -> Poultry Clinic All times are GMT + 1 Hour Page 1 of 1 Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group