Torn rooster claw

Any advice welcome

My nasty boy ripped off a claw. There was a sharp stump left. I wiped it off with witch hazel, put manuka honey on it, and got him inside the coop early (along with the rest of the chickens) but not before he walked on the ground and got more dirt on it. It started bleeding again.

I’m going to the store to get septic powder or something but it’s going to be tough to get ahold of him and not let the rest of his harem out of the coop.

He is pretty sensitive about the injury. He was limping around and holding up the injured foot. When I wiped the dirt off with the witch hazel, he cried out and struggled.

I’m inclined to leave him locked up for the night undisturbed and see how he is in the morning.

poor guy.  It does happen and they will recover.  It's worse when it's the spur.  so much blood!

The main thing is that the girls don't eat his foot.  Giving him a space to hang out - but where he can still hear the hens if possible - is good.  

From there, infection is possible but unlikely. I use the same thing to clean the wound as I would if I cut myself.  They aren't as likely to get infected as a human as chickens live a bacteria-filled life.  They eat off the same ground they poop whenever possible.  Their bodies are used to fighting this sort of thing.  It would probably cause more stress to keep cleaning the wound.  If you do need to clean his foot, try pouring warm water from a bottle rather than wiping.  If you've ever lost part of a nail beneath the quick (I have), wiping is about the last thing you want.  IT HURTS!

The bleeding will also clean out guck from the wound.  

The biggest worry is death by depression.  Keep his spirits up.  Give him his favourite food and if you have electrovit (vitamins specific for chickens with electrolytes and vit B) in his water, give it at twice recommended then tomorrow give him a choice of fresh and vitamin water and let him decide what he needs.  

He will probably heal on his own, but keep an eye on him. Chickens are incredibly remarkable when it comes to naturally healing. I had a chicken two years ago that was ripped up by our guard dogs, and Her neck was torn all the way down from her head to her croup. We washed it out, stitched it up with dental floss (We didn't have traditional stitching material, and didn't have time to go get some), put some ointment on it, and kept her in the house. One month later, she started laying again and her feathers grew back. Another hen last year had a complete fracture in her lower leg. We set the bone, and let nature do it's work. She healed beautifully, and laid an egg a day throughout the entire process. Pretty crazy!
Leave him be, and he'll heal on his own. If you do get overly concerned, you could pull him into the house and keep him isolated, but that's more likely to make him go into depression because he wants to be with his hens. I definitely agree about them being more used to dirty environments. I've had a ton of injuries in my flock over the course of my chicken owner years, and I can't think of a single one, no matter the level of injury, where they got infected. Not to say it can't happen, because it can, but it isn't as big of a concern. Don't disturb him, this is a great time for the blood to clot without any further contamination. Do keep in mind, and this is adding on to what R Ranson said, bleeding is the natural defense our body has against infections. When the blood comes out, it takes the dirt and grime with it, and then seals off again. Pretty cool to know that our bodies have such awesome defense mechanisms! My mom always says to "make sure it bleeds," in order to ensure that the wound is cleaned out. It's way better to let the blood do its work then to try to replace it with water and stop the bloodflow.

Howdy!
I'm going to agree with the previous post. He'll heal without too much interference or medication, as long as he's able to have a reason to heal.
Depressed chickens are a sad thing and I've seen it kill them surer than anything else other than actual predation.

I'll second the "pour water over the wound but don't wipe it".
My go-to for bleeding wounds where it's hard to get compression is a wound dust that's made out of sulpha powder and charcoal dust. It's blue, comes in a puffer plastic bottle, lasts forever. Because it both clots the wound and has some antibiotic, it works to prevent infection and further injuries. Blue doesn't attract chicken attention like red does.

I'll second the electrolytes. Or Apple Cider Vinegar. Whatever/whichever you have and in a plastic or ceramic dish. And treats. Whatever he did, he's a Brave Boy and probably deserves some treats.

If you have a way to pen him so he can be in the coop but not running loose - a wire cage or something - a few days on bedrest wouldn't hurt him. He'll fuss about it, but chickens are adaptable. After a couple of days, if he doesn;t reopen it and it can scab over, he'll be fine. Limpy and an "injured soldier", but fine.