HELP! CHICKEN WITH BLEEDING/CRACKED BEAK!!!!!!

[staceyj]

If the crack is easy to see and runs on the beak itself and not up into the skin, I'd be tempted to splint it tomorrow if possible, with a helper and a big fluffy bath towel for wrapping the chicken snugly.
Clean the beak gently with the saline. Dry. ( A blow dryer on cool setting hurries this along.)
A clean unused tea bag can be cut open and emptied out . Cut a few thin strips of this " fabric". You'll have to eyeball the length.
Crazy glue is available in tubes and pens and also in a bottle with a brush like the kind that is in a nail polish bottle. If you can't find that kind a very small clean craft paintbrush could be used.
Paint a small amount of the glue on the beak. Then with tweezers, press the small strip of tea bag "fabric" over the glue. Let it dry for a minute or two then apply another coat of the glue on top. You can cross cross if you need to. Let dry. This might take several minutes. Use the blow dryer on the cool setting for drying. A clean nail file can be used to file away any sharp edges.
Best wishes to you and your poor girl.

 

[IslaBean]

Thanks! Should I be concerned about the red color of her beak? Will that go away on its own?

If the crack is easy to see and runs on the beak itself and not up into the skin, I'd be tempted to splint it tomorrow if possible, with a helper and a big fluffy bath towel for wrapping the chicken snugly.
Clean the beak gently with the saline. Dry. ( A blow dryer on cool setting hurries this along.)
A clean unused tea bag can be cut open and emptied out . Cut a few thin strips of this " fabric". You'll have to eyeball the length.
Crazy glue is available in tubes and pens and also in a bottle with a brush like the kind that is in a nail polish bottle. If you can't find that kind a very small clean craft paintbrush could be used.
Paint a small amount of the glue on the beak. Then with tweezers, press the small strip of tea bag "fabric" over the glue. Let it dry for a minute or two then apply another coat of the glue on top. You can cross cross if you need to. Let dry. This might take several minutes. Use the blow dryer on the cool setting for drying. A clean nail file can be used to file away any sharp edges.
Best wishes to you and your poor girl.

 

[speckledhen]

You've had some good advice here already. Keep it clean and keep her separate for a bit. Don't give any food she has to peck at, only soft foods like runny oatmeal, scrambled mashed up eggs, plain yogurt, etc. It may heal, barring any more trauma to the beak, or it may fall off and look like a commercial hen who has her beak clipped off. There is a veterinary healing spray called Vetericyn and a weaker one called Theracyn that are really good to use as well. They are not sticky like an ointment would be.

 

[staceyj]

The red color is pooled blood in the softer tissue under the beak like when you smash your nail. Like a bad bruise. The red will probably transition to black in a day or two.
And yes to the above poster's advice (spckledhen)
Soft foods for the forseeble future while it's healing.
Don't want her pecking if at all possible.

 

[staceyj]

Also a note about the veterinary sprays. Rather than spray it on her face and risk getting it in her eyes, spray it on a cotton swab (qtip) and dab or wipe gently to apply.

 

[IslaBean]

Thank you all for your support! I followed all of your advice. I'm hoping for a quick recovery for my little Pearl.

 

[theuglychick]

How is Pearl doing these days?

 

[IslaBean]

How is Pearl doing these days?

Thanks for asking! She's doing quite well. Her beak is mostly healed and she's eating a ton. I took all of your advice and it seems to have worked