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  1. coach723

    Mouth injury to 8 week old chick

    Then it sounds more like an injury, whatever happened or got in there is gone. Purple may be bruising. Is she eating and drinking? If so then I would just keep an eye on her and hopefully it will resolve.
  2. coach723

    Mouth injury to 8 week old chick

    Anything is possible, but the blood makes me think either tongue or it swallowed something else. Take your time when you get the chance to look, the chick probably won't like it much, but you are trying to help. If you do find something wrapped around the tongue, then some tweezers may help to...
  3. coach723

    Mouth injury to 8 week old chick

    Do you see lesions, clumps or masses of anything, or is the tongue just pale? Getting a thread or string around the tongue does happen, and then they swallow the rest of the string so it can be very hard to see. It may be best to get someone to help so you can use both hands to try to look...
  4. coach723

    Mouth injury to 8 week old chick

    I really can't tell what I'm looking at. Have you opened the beak and looked inside the mouth and throat? I would do that first, and if you can possibly get pictures it would help. I wouldn't cut anything off until it's been positively identified. It may have swallowed something or gotten...
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