Chicken Beak injury- please help

[australorp41]

Last night a raccoon got into my coop and attacked one of my chickens, the other two appear fine. It seems like he ripped off her comb and the top portion of her beak, I was wondering if anyone had an incident like this and what happened to their chicken. We have called the vet and are waiting to hear back. She has been taken inside to be cleaned off and seems to be in shock. Advice on cleaning and care is also helpful. Warning pictures are graphic

 

[casportpony]

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. We took her to a local vet and they recommended she be put down. We are just hobby chicken owners and don't have the heart to cull her ourselves so she was put down yesterday by the vet. We fixed the coop before night came, basically there is a gap between the roof and the walls and it was sealed with chicken wire and now we have sealed it with hardware cloth so hopefully no more visits from the raccoon.

I am sorry for your loss.

 

[australorp41]

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. We took her to a local vet and they recommended she be put down. We are just hobby chicken owners and don't have the heart to cull her ourselves so she was put down yesterday by the vet. We fixed the coop before night came, basically there is a gap between the roof and the walls and it was sealed with chicken wire and now we have sealed it with hardware cloth so hopefully no more visits from the raccoon.

 

[LaFleche]

I am sorry for your loss and hope that your other hens will be safe now.

Another option would be some hot wire to secure the run and coop. Ever since we have it installed no raccoon or other critter has entered.

 

[Isaac 0]

Poor thing.

I'm not a "cull" immediately individual, but if you're unable to take her to a vet, I would suggest euthanizing her. Her injury is severe, and she is likely in extreme pain.

 

[Vickischics]

I am sorry about your loss.
I am glad you better secured your coop to keep the others safe.
Set a trap because it will be back.

 

[Weeg]

You should change you title to something like, "EMERGENCY! Raccoon attack!" That is way worse then a simple, beak injury! That needs treatment now! @Eggcessive @Wyorp Rock @Overo Mare

 

[LaFleche]

This is very bad, poor thing.

As the beak is ripped up way into the very base I do not think that it will be possible to heal it or grow back. And the other bite wounds as far as seen on the pictures seem to have been caused by teeth penetrating her skull.
I would expect her to die anyway due to the severity of her injuries, but I would put her out of her misery to avoid more needless suffering.

I am sorry to not have any other advice for you.

I had my share of chickens with severe raccoon injuries and had to sadly cull almost all of them, as there was no real cure to the terrible damage these critters caused.

 

[Isaac 0]

Hi everyone, thank you for your comments. We took her to a local vet and they recommended she be put down. We are just hobby chicken owners and don't have the heart to cull her ourselves so she was put down yesterday by the vet. We fixed the coop before night came, basically there is a gap between the roof and the walls and it was sealed with chicken wire and now we have sealed it with hardware cloth so hopefully no more visits from the raccoon.

So sorry.

 

[Painted Calls]

So very sorry for your loss.