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Top of upper beak broken

post #1 of 7
4/9/12 at 4:38pm
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My chicken has somehow managed to break the top of her upper beak off. It's close to her comb and is not bleeding. The rest of her beak farther out is fine. She can eat and drink normally. What should I do?
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post #2 of 7
4/9/12 at 5:54pm

Is it snapped off, or cracked? There are quite a few threads on here about broken beaks. Some people have splinted them somehow, some have just let them be. Can you get a picture?

Lee - Wife, mother of two little boys, RN, owned by 3 cats, one dog, a NH red, an EE, 2 BRs, 2 SS roos and 2BOs, and 2 Welsh ponies.
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Lee - Wife, mother of two little boys, RN, owned by 3 cats, one dog, a NH red, an EE, 2 BRs, 2 SS roos and 2BOs, and 2 Welsh ponies.
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post #3 of 7
4/10/12 at 7:08am
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It's completely snapped off just on top. My computer searches must be bad because I could only find posts about the whole beak missing or just the tip. This is about a quarter of an inch just on top close to the comb. Let me see is I can post a picture.
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post #4 of 7
4/10/12 at 7:26am
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Matilda's Beak 01.JPG

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post #5 of 7
4/10/12 at 7:27am
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Matilda's Beak 02.JPG

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post #6 of 7
4/10/12 at 1:54pm

So the top is still attached, but broken at the top? Can she eat?

 

There was a recent post- within the last week I think- of a top beak broken completely through (about halfway down). I think the owner just left it.

Lee - Wife, mother of two little boys, RN, owned by 3 cats, one dog, a NH red, an EE, 2 BRs, 2 SS roos and 2BOs, and 2 Welsh ponies.
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Lee - Wife, mother of two little boys, RN, owned by 3 cats, one dog, a NH red, an EE, 2 BRs, 2 SS roos and 2BOs, and 2 Welsh ponies.
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post #7 of 7
4/11/12 at 12:02pm
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Yes, she can eat and drink. It doesn't appear to be getting any worse so I guess I'll leave it alone. Thanks for your response.
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