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Help!!! (GRAPHIC)
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Well, I can't tell much by the pictures. I do see a slight indentation on pic 4 and it does look like the beak is slightly off center in one pic. I don't know what would cause that indentation. Beaks are pretty hard. Hard to imagine a rooster could make a dent in it, but if the bird is young and still growing, maybe it's not as hard as we think? The off center is likely because of swelling. When the swelling goes down, it might return to normal. I think the beak may recover, even if there is a broken bone somewhere. Things just take time. I've seen crossbeaks worse than that, that still can eat, so that shouldn't be an issue. In the meantime, the bird will not feel like eating or drinking because of the pain and trauma, so you will have to crop tube feed and water it to keep it's strength up. At the very least keep it hydrated with water fortified with vit/electrolytes for the next day or two. I see eye swelling too. I'm sure it's feeling some pain. You can give a bird asprin for pain if you think it will help. I have seen asprin water in the feed stores for chickens. I gave my rooster a baby asprin, cut in half, one part in morning, other in the evening. Just popped it in the back of the mouth with my finger. Or disolve it in water. Your bird is a bit smaller, so maybe a smaller dose for a few days to help with the pain. Provided he isn't bleeding anywhere. Don't want to discourage clotting.
Well, I can't tell much by the pictures. I do see a slight indentation on pic 4 and it does look like the beak is slightly off center in one pic. I don't know what would cause that indentation. Beaks are pretty hard. Hard to imagine a rooster could make a dent in it, but if the bird is young and still growing, maybe it's not as hard as we think? The off center is likely because of swelling. When the swelling goes down, it might return to normal. I think the beak may recover, even if there is a broken bone somewhere. Things just take time. I've seen crossbeaks worse than that, that still can eat, so that shouldn't be an issue. In the meantime, the bird will not feel like eating or drinking because of the pain and trauma, so you will have to crop tube feed and water it to keep it's strength up. At the very least keep it hydrated with water fortified with vit/electrolytes for the next day or two. I see eye swelling too. I'm sure it's feeling some pain. You can give a bird asprin for pain if you think it will help. I have seen asprin water in the feed stores for chickens. I gave my rooster a baby asprin, cut in half, one part in morning, other in the evening. Just popped it in the back of the mouth with my finger. Or disolve it in water. Your bird is a bit smaller, so maybe a smaller dose for a few days to help with the pain. Provided he isn't bleeding anywhere. Don't want to discourage clotting.
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Yeah it has some areas that are still bleeding just a touch. In the morning I'll see how the bleeding is and probably give some liquid baby Motrin I have. It's actually doing pretty well drinking water so that's encouraging. I used an antibiotic eye ointment earlier. It won't open one of them at all so I think it may lose that eye. Time will tell. Thank you for all the help
Yeah it has some areas that are still bleeding just a touch. In the morning I'll see how the bleeding is and probably give some liquid baby Motrin I have. It's actually doing pretty well drinking water so that's encouraging. I used an antibiotic eye ointment earlier. It won't open one of them at all so I think it may lose that eye. Time will tell. Thank you for all the help
I wouldn't use Motrin! I have no idea if chickens can tolerate that, but I've never heard otherwise. I would stick with baby asprin, not motrin or tylenol.
The eye will likely be fine after some time. He's just going to keep it closed while it get better. Had a hen in a hawk attack kept hers closed for a week or more and eventually started using it again.
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Oh I was thinking that Motrin and Advil were the same lol! Baby's doing a lot better today. Not happy about being in quarantine though! How on earth is this skin gonna grow back? The top of her head is just scull.
Lady on here had hawk attack her chicken and eat it to the bone. We wondered the same. Skin actually did start growing back over it. So, it will happen, but take time. Keep a good antibiotic wound spray over the area.
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Chickens are a very resilient species! Yes I'm keeping it very medicated. I looked a couple minutes ago and it actually had its eye opened. Little survivor needs a name now. Hmm
The best explanation I can give for how the skin grows back is just like ours does. Surely at one time everyone has scraped themselves, and it's just our body's instinct to heal that up.
Yes they are! That's wonderful news! Good to hear she's healing!
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Honestly I'm shocked the baby didn't die last night. But oh so relieved she didn't
Chickens will definitely throw some curve-balls. And being a chicken mama, it's second nature to worry if one of them is hurt. (Yep, I do it too)
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