Help! My dog just attacked my chicken through the fence and the top part of her beak came off!

[chicknmania]

Our cat just learned after a few pecks on the head...that those big birds are no fun.....

 

[5crazies]

  The beak may not grow back but she should be able to eat.  It might be easier for her to eat from a trough or dish as opposed to the chicken feeders with the peck holes.
   Years ago we got several point of lay pullets froom a nearby hatchery and all were debeaked.  We didn't realized this until after we got them and when asked they said they sell all their older chicks like this.
  About training the dog.  If it is a dog who wants to please you, perhaps you can although I would never find such a dog trustworthy, ever.  Unfortunately some dogs are just hard wired  for something and no amount of training will be effective and you need to keep them separated forever.

We've been putting their feed into a dog dish and it seems easier for her to pick up that way. I've also been giving her scrambled eggs that she can pick up and she loves them.
We've tried working with our dog but I just don't think we will ever be able to trust her with the chickens. She has always chased small animals and it seems that it is just in her nature.

 

[5crazies]

Also, our chickens love chopped grapes, banana, bread crumbs soaked in buttermilk, crumbled hard boiled egg, applesauce mixed with crumbles.
Just some other ideas, in case you need them. Take it easy on too much fruit though, as they can get diarrhea from it.    Oh, and chopped tomato!

By "bright" I just mean her eyes look clear and bright, she looks happy and healthy.  Doesn't look like she's suffering at all. She has good color in her comb and wattles. All good signs. 

Thank you! I mixed their crumble feed with oats, sunflower seeds, peanut butter and applesauce and they really like it and it seems easier for her to pick up. When I made it, I totally forgot about the pumpkin!

I will use it in the next batch.
her behavior hasn't changed much. She is very energetic and alert. Her injury hasn't slowed her down at all.
Thank you so much for all your help!

 

[5crazies]

I also had some poorly debeaked ones and would never get POLs again because of that. Please dont use a shock collar on the dog though! Too many folks misuse those and they're so cruel (did you ever try one on you!?!) I trained both my dogs - and our bird/mouse killing cat not to touch chickens and it was easy. Use a good collar, a flat collar is fine, and gather a few calm hens together with food (I used strawberries). Hold the dog/cat tight and flip him over, talk calmly to him-and the chickens. Get the chicks as close a possible, it works best if you can get them to eat near the animals head, or even walk on them. The dog/cat will struggle and may make noise but don't pay attention - you are not hurting him but you are telling him in animal language that the chickens are empowered over him and after a few minutes you'll feel him relax...the chickens have won! I guarantee you'll never have a problem...my dogs are great with all the birds and the cat wants NOTHING to do with them, even having little chicks running around him is no problem.

Wow! Amazing! We will have to try this. Thank you for sharing!

 

[Abriana]

Hi! I was wondering how your hen has been lately. Has the beak begun growing back yet? is she eating?

 

[5crazies]

Hi! I was wondering how your hen has been lately. Has the beak begun growing back yet? is she eating?

Hi, I haven't logged in since they redid the site so I just saw this.
Pritty is doing well! Her beak has not grown back but it's all healed up. She is able to drink water and eat, as long as the food is out of a dog bowl.
She slowed down laying eggs right after it happened but she is back to laying one every day. Her comb and waddle have remained nice and bright red all along.
I've noticed that when they are out of the coop and foraging around the yard, she steals worms/grass/etc out of our other chicken's mouth since she has a hard time picking things up. The other chicken, Marge, doesn't seem to mind.
There were suggestions on trimming the bottom beak to make it easier for her to pick things up and I'd like to try to do that but I'm not sure how. I'll try to get a new pic of her beak today and post it here.

 

[Abriana]

Thats great! I've been hoping she does okay. I'm not sure about trimming, but thats good that she's able to eat and drink!

 

[5crazies]

Here she is now! I was able to catch her in the nesting box and get a few good pics.

 

[Abriana]

She is very pretty. She looks a lot better than she did. So glad she happy and doing well!

 

[5crazies]

She is very pretty. She looks a lot better than she did. So glad she happy and doing well!

Thank you!