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We had some minor improvement today. She learned how to scoop some baby parrot mash mixed with pedialyte that was applied on her tongue with the syringe! I’m thinking this is better or at least a more pleasant method than the tube/gavage feeding method. Also, it seems like a step toward...

@jwehl oh - and to answer the other question, there is no open wound. It looks like there is some scabbing, but difficult to tell the extent since she is dark and any dried blood is also dark. I never saw blood myself, but I imagine that’s only because the injury occurred overnight and dried by...

Hi everyone - I had been trying to the deep dish method with mad and scramble the first couple days with no luck. I imagine it was still hurting her too much. I have since moved her from the outside hospital area to my kitchen and while the deep dishes are still available; they aren’t...

@ I so appreciate the optimism and encouragement 😌 It can be so hard to see them in pain! It also seems like while this isn’t a super uncommon injury - there are a lot of varying degrees of severity, and not a lot of content on it! Surprisingly, I’ve only found a handful on BYC.

Oh - that’s great to hear that she is doing well! It sounds like even though the beak was cracked, she still had a fleshy portion that remained attached? If that’s the case. I’m not sure if my silkie’s situation is 100% comparable. My silkie lost her entire upper beak pretty much to her...

Hi @socalchickens76 - How is your chicken doing? Any regrowth of the beak? I am dealing with a similar situation for one of my silkies now :( Thanks, Jillian