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Found a great home for my crossbeak with a lady who has a special needs duck!
Yay!!
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Found a great home for my crossbeak with a lady who has a special needs duck!
I actually talked to my vet yesterday. His friend, the avian specialist in San Diego, says he does the surgery on parrots and other birds. Apparently, chickens don't have the same blood supply to their bones, or something to that effect, so it's prognostically no good in Esther's case. The guy did suggest gentle jaw manipulation paired with anti inflammatory pain medication due to her age. He said it may not align perfectly, but it may help her eat more normally. That's all I'm after!
In the mean time, I've started her on wet crumble mixed with organic whole milk baby yogurt and she's able to eat that more easily. I came home today, the bowl was empty, and her crop was full! And what's more? She's heavier!
She's my princess. As long as she's not in pain and has a good quality of life, I'm going to spoil and nurture and love on her. She stole my heart at first sight, there's nothing I wouldn't do to help her. She didn't ask for crossbeak, and she certainly didn't ask to be my chicken. I owe her the best life I can give her@HelloChickies
We have a 2 year old crossbeak, Sweet Baby, who has learned to eat on her own and has just started laying eggs. We spent a lot of time giving her special meals and allowing her to live in the house... But eventually we figured out that a 5 gallon bucket 1/3 of the way full of crumble feed allows her to bury her face in the food far enough that she can eat, and with that discovery, she lives like a normal, albeit very clever chicken.