- Jul 25, 2013
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Yesterday afternoon we noticed that our cockerel had a dropped a few drops of blood on his foot and a pullet from a beak injury. It was on his top beak at the tip. It was bleeding slightly and then stopped. It must have just happened as the blood was still fresh. He doesn't seem hugely bothered by it, but he is having trouble eating.
This afternoon I threw some soft/rotting strawberries over to him from our garden, and he would normally push away all the pullets to get his share. He tried pecking at them but was very ginger about it and didn't seem to get a bite of anything. He also tried rubbing his beak back and forth across the ground right after attempting to peck at the strawberry. I'm sure it is still tender since it just happened about 24 hours ago. He seems to be trying to eat/drink...just not sure how much if anything he is getting.
Is there anything I need to do about this? It was such a small portion of the top of his beak, I'm not sure we would have noticed if we weren't there right after it happened. Should I just keep an eye on him as it heals or do I need to attempt to catch him and put something on it? I'm sure it's tender, but wasn't sure if I should worry about his eating habits.
This afternoon I threw some soft/rotting strawberries over to him from our garden, and he would normally push away all the pullets to get his share. He tried pecking at them but was very ginger about it and didn't seem to get a bite of anything. He also tried rubbing his beak back and forth across the ground right after attempting to peck at the strawberry. I'm sure it is still tender since it just happened about 24 hours ago. He seems to be trying to eat/drink...just not sure how much if anything he is getting.
Is there anything I need to do about this? It was such a small portion of the top of his beak, I'm not sure we would have noticed if we weren't there right after it happened. Should I just keep an eye on him as it heals or do I need to attempt to catch him and put something on it? I'm sure it's tender, but wasn't sure if I should worry about his eating habits.