Bloody Beak Scare!

[Garjenna]

For anyone who has a heafty chicken who sometimes wiggles when picked up, be cautious about dropping them!! My Ashley wiggled out of my hands when I was trying to get a picture and landed on cement steps. Immediately she started bleeding from under the tip of her beak. The blood flow lasted for about 2 hours until she sat down and stopped moving but her chest was covered in blood. I gave her front a rinse in the bath and she fine now but I was so worried I broke her beak!! Anyone think I can clean it without causing more damage? What would I use? Will the blood she and my other two ingested cause different fecal color?

 

[nj2wv]

Welcome to BYC !!
Sorry about your chick.
Post in the emergency section and someone may be on there who has experience with that.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!

 

[mymilliefleur]

So sorry about your hen! Definitely post in the emergency section. It sounds like you may have injured/cracked her beak, and it sounds like shes probably lost a lot of blood, do you have any blood stop powder or flour to put on it? I hope she makes a full recovery!

 

[drumstick diva]

Pressure on the wound may have stopped the bleeding. Poor thing. Hope you have posted in the ER section or had her attended to by a vet.

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! Hope your girl is OK, if you can post pictures of her beak injury in the Emergencies forum that may help people figure out what you are dealing with.

 

[Garjenna]

She's good now emergency thread helped me out!

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm glad your chicken is okay!

 

[sunflour]

Welcome to BYC, so glad she is ok and happy the forums helped.