Hen broke her upper beak back to the nares

[Weeg]

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A quick update as I've been busy with work and trying to take care of my Rose...

She has been drinking. They always have a large fill-type waterer up on a cement block and I've seen her drinking from that multiple times. So I'm confident she's keeping herself hydrated.

The big problem is eating. Neither my wife, nor I, have seen her eating on her own. That doesn't mean she isn't eating, but we haven't seen it with our own eyes. We've tried to force some mealies, wet mash, pellets, sunflower hearts, etc into her beak, but she flings most of it out. She's extra squirmish right now with the heavy molt. We did get a little yogurt, wet mash, and a grape in her tonight, but I know she isn't getting enough. I tried putting sunflower hearts in a deep small container to see if she could put her bottom beak deeper in to get some seeds and I didn't notice much, if any, success in getting any into her.

What is the recommended amount of feed per pound of bird? Can anyone recommend a good feeding tube that is larger enough to feed wet mash with? Would something like a powdery chick starter maybe enable her to get some feed to "stick" to her tongue any maybe help teach her a new way to eat?

I feel like if we can just get her to get the hang of it she'll be off and running. Also, what's the rate of typical beak growth? I don't expect it to grow back, but theoretically if it did, when would I notice about 1/8" of new growth?

tl;dr...

Can anyone recommend a good feeding tube that will feed wet mash feed?

I don’t have any experience with tube feeding, but @casportpony and @azygous can help you.
Feeding baby bird food mash when tube feeding I believe. Not entirely sure what it’s called.

 

[casportpony]

This person had a similar problem:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/plese-help-chickens-beak-got-bit-off.848424/

 

[azygous]

Tube feeding is only something I do when there is no alternative, and then I do it only long enough to revive a very weak chicken. There's a danger that the chicken will come to depend on tube feeding and forget what hunger is and how to respond to it.

Since this very lovely little lady is drinking water, I would make a mash that is very watery to get her started on solid food again. Make some Cream of Wheat or Rice and make it soupy with raw egg and water. You want it runny like water. Once she's taking to the gruel, make it gradually thicker. You can vary it with applesauce, keifer, yogurt, baby foods, etc. The beak is going to be painful for a while, so aspirin 81 grain chewable twice a day can help dull the pain.

She may lose some weight until she's learned how to eat with her truncated beak. I suggest supplementing her food during this period of adjustment with a good Poultry vitamin supplement such as Rooster Booster.

 

[All4Eggz]

A quick update as I've been busy with work and trying to take care of my Rose...

She has been drinking. They always have a large fill-type waterer up on a cement block and I've seen her drinking from that multiple times. So I'm confident she's keeping herself hydrated.

The big problem is eating. Neither my wife, nor I, have seen her eating on her own. That doesn't mean she isn't eating, but we haven't seen it with our own eyes. We've tried to force some mealies, wet mash, pellets, sunflower hearts, etc into her beak, but she flings most of it out. She's extra squirmish right now with the heavy molt. We did get a little yogurt, wet mash, and a grape in her tonight, but I know she isn't getting enough. I tried putting sunflower hearts in a deep small container to see if she could put her bottom beak deeper in to get some seeds and I didn't notice much, if any, success in getting any into her.

What is the recommended amount of feed per pound of bird? Can anyone recommend a good feeding tube that is larger enough to feed wet mash with? Would something like a powdery chick starter maybe enable her to get some feed to "stick" to her tongue any maybe help teach her a new way to eat?

I feel like if we can just get her to get the hang of it she'll be off and running. Also, what's the rate of typical beak growth? I don't expect it to grow back, but theoretically if it did, when would I notice about 1/8" of new growth?

tl;dr...

Can anyone recommend a good feeding tube that will feed wet mash feed?

I would recommend using two people, 2 sets of hands when feeding.
One person can open the beak and stabilize the bird so she doesn't squirm. The other could try to force some feed into her beak to make sure she is getting the nutrition she needs.