socalchickens76
Chirping
- Oct 13, 2020
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Hello,
This evening we came home to one of our chickens with a bloody, broken beak. We were gone for a few hours in the evening, came home, kids went to check on the chickens in their coop and noticed our Buff Orpington's beak was bloody and broken at the nostrils. We have no idea at all how this happened. In fact, four of other chickens have nicks on their beaks as well (we have a total of six in our flock and they are around 20 weeks old). We are first time chicken owners and have had them since July. We have no idea what to do. We ran to the pet store to grab some antiseptic and a pet crate to keep her in the house for the night. She's not eating or drinking but it is past her bedtime and she's likely in pain. I've looked at other broken beak threads and it seems like she has a good chance to heal from this but not totally sure. We are all worried and need some advice.
Should I take her to the vet tomorrow? What are the chances of her healing from this? Is there anything else we can do to help her?
Thank you all so much!
This evening we came home to one of our chickens with a bloody, broken beak. We were gone for a few hours in the evening, came home, kids went to check on the chickens in their coop and noticed our Buff Orpington's beak was bloody and broken at the nostrils. We have no idea at all how this happened. In fact, four of other chickens have nicks on their beaks as well (we have a total of six in our flock and they are around 20 weeks old). We are first time chicken owners and have had them since July. We have no idea what to do. We ran to the pet store to grab some antiseptic and a pet crate to keep her in the house for the night. She's not eating or drinking but it is past her bedtime and she's likely in pain. I've looked at other broken beak threads and it seems like she has a good chance to heal from this but not totally sure. We are all worried and need some advice.
Should I take her to the vet tomorrow? What are the chances of her healing from this? Is there anything else we can do to help her?
Thank you all so much!