CHICKENDOC Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Can anyone advise me. We are new to chicken keeping and my cream legbar has a deformed foot .She is now 22 weeks old but as 2 of her claws are not actually in contact with the groung these claws are getting rather long . What should i cut them with and how far back as i have read that they can bleed . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoice Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 We used some sharp stout wire cutter type plier things (Note my specific technical knowledge ) to trim just the very tips. You need to be quite carefull not to go too short as they can bleed. See this recent thread viewtopic.php?f=5&t=32852&hilit=flat+foot As your girl doesn't touch the ground with all her toes it's difficult to keep them short (Like my mums flat footed ex-batt whos nails seem to point more upwards) but maybe try to have a piece of slate or paving slab somewhere in their run so that if she does scratch about, it should wear them down a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHICKENDOC Posted October 8, 2008 Author Share Posted October 8, 2008 thanks for that i will try to have a go tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
