EMERGENCY - GRAPHIC Can she make it?

[Smashlee83]

This poor girl has had her top beak ripped off by a racoon. The other hen was killed, and she has been running around all day trying to eat and drink. I didn't even know she was injured until I caught her and saw the horror. Is there any way she can live like this? Or would it be best to put her down? I am devastated.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm going to tag some of the experts... So sorry for you and your girl!

@azygous @Wyorp Rock @Eggcessive

Any help for this hen?

 

[_Moon_]

This poor girl has had her top beak ripped off by a racoon. The other hen was killed, and she has been running around all day trying to eat and drink. I didn't even know she was injured until I caught her and saw the horror. Is there any way she can live like this? Or would it be best to put her down? I am devastated.


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Does she act like she is in pain?

 

[_Moon_]

If not then you can take a syringe full of water and give her that. You can also make her mash and put some in her mouth, and see if she will swallow. just put a pea size amount in there so she doesn't choke.

 

[Smashlee83]

I tried to give her some food and water and it didn’t look like she could get anything down, there was so much damage. I ended up putting her down so she wouldn’t suffer. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Hell of a time to give up wine.

 

[casportpony]

Sorry for your loss.

 

[dawg53]

You did the right thing by putting her down. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[_Moon_]

I tried to give her some food and water and it didn’t look like she could get anything down, there was so much damage. I ended up putting her down so she wouldn’t suffer. One of the hardest things I’ve ever done. Hell of a time to give up wine.

I'm so sorry.

 

[Cluckerdoodle]

So sorry you both had to go through that.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sorry for your loss. There have been other chickens with such bad injuries, and there are other threads here about them. But it takes a lot of care, and weeks or moths of hand feeding or tube feeding to survive something this bad.