Help w/side injury on a duck bill

[sierraforest]

We've dealt with more minor duck bill injuries in the past, so this is our first time experiencing a more serious one that we need help with, if anyone can. One of our dogs got territorial over a piece of wood about 3 days and nipped at one of our girls—but that nip got hold of the front side of her bill as you'll see in the photo.

It didn't bleed very much and she retreated to her pond for the rest of the day. We put apple cider vinegar in their water, cleaned the wound immediately and applied Green Goo (https://www.amazon.com/Green-All-Natural-Ointment-Animal-First/dp/B00UPHM31W), then later Manna Pro Theracyn (https://amzn.to/3alIXS1). We've continued to do all of those things and today will use colloidal silver gel, too.

I took these photos before cleaning her bill so there's a little food stuck to it. What about the dark portion though? Is that dead "skin"? Should we be doing anything else? Thank you in advance!

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

We've dealt with more minor duck bill injuries in the past, so this is our first time experiencing a more serious one that we need help with, if anyone can. One of our dogs got territorial over a piece of wood about 3 days and nipped at one of our girls—but that nip got hold of the front side of her bill as you'll see in the photo.

It didn't bleed very much and she retreated to her pond for the rest of the day. We put apple cider vinegar in their water, cleaned the wound immediately and applied Green Goo (https://www.amazon.com/Green-All-Natural-Ointment-Animal-First/dp/B00UPHM31W), then later Manna Pro Theracyn (https://amzn.to/3alIXS1). We've continued to do all of those things and today will use colloidal silver gel, too.

I took these photos before cleaning her bill so there's a little food stuck to it. What about the dark portion though? Is that dead "skin"? Should we be doing anything else? Thank you in advance!

When my duck, Bear, was a baby she somehow managed to get her beak caught in something. A piece came off just like yours. All I did was keep it clean and put an antibiotic spray on it. It probably won’t grow back. Mine just has a little piece missing where it didn’t grow back. You’re duck will probably fare just fine. I’m no expert but it sounds like you are doing the right things.

 

[FunnyfarmMidwest]

Bear is the one eating. It healed just fine. If I remember correctly where she had dead skin I think it just fell off.

 

[MGG]

I would use a Dremel tool on it and grind it off. I had a quail chip its beak really bad, I just shaved it off and it healed right up. I don't know how deep that chip is though. I think what you did sounds fine. Is she stressed out or in shock? I would be more worried about that.

 

[chickens really]

Just leave it and it will heal on its own.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I wouldn’t use a Dremel on it. Just let it heal.

 

[MGG]

I wouldn’t use a Drexel on it. Just let it heal.

I agree. I wasn't sure if there was any hanging off or not, just saying what worked for my quail. Her beak "splintered" though.

 

[Miss Lydia]

I believe a duck bill and quail or chicken beak are different and a dremel would work on one of them duck bills are soft. I had a bantam hen who had an over grown bill and I used a dremel to keep it trimmed back.

 

[MGG]

I believe a duck bill and quail or chicken beak are different and a dremel would work on one of them. I had a bantam hen who had an over grown bill and I used a dremel to keep it trimmed back.

Thats probably true. Thanks

 

[Isaac 0]

I had a runner chip a bit off her bill once, it healed over time, so just leave it alone and it'll heal eventually.