Hen Broken tip of her beak off

[speckledhen]

I wouldn't do put anything that aromatic on her beak near her nose. Just dab some neosporin ointment on the tip and it will be okay. I've had two hens do that and it grew back just fine.

 

[chuckzoo]

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You're right I wasn't thinking about the odor. I put the neosporin on but I don't think it stayed on very long.

 

[chicks4kids]

I bought a hen that was debeaked. It took about a year, but it grew back. Just watch her and make sure she can eat though...Good luck!

 

[snowhorse]

See learn something new everyday....didnt realize my girls dont grow back because they are cautorized.

Seeing as I would never do that, guess I wouldnt know!

I think your girl will be just fine.

 

[gameboygal12]

I had have a rooster that had a chip in the side of his beak and it grew back eventually

 

[chuckzoo]

My hen is having a lot of trouble eating, she has nothing in her crop! I have mixed some yogurt with their gamebird food to make it easier for her to eat but she just pecks at it a then leaves it.

The quick is exposed, and I think this must be very painful for her. Is there anything I can do for her?

 

[speckledhen]

It will just have to get less sensitive over time. All you can do is be sure she doesn't have to actually peck anything hard, make a mash for her for a couple of days. Do not apply anything with benzocaine in it--that can be fatal to birds. The pain reliever in most triple antibiotics is paroxi-something and doesn't seem to have any adverse affects, but never use a "caine" pain reliever.

 

[chuckzoo]

Thanks. I applied the neoprorin but she keeps wiping it off.

 

[juliaschickens]

A picture might help tell how far it broke off. I had a rooster who broke the tip off of his upper beak and it did grow back. I had another one that cracked his beak at the nostrils and to my surprise it also healed.

How did you help heal it? I have a hen right now who broke the tip of her beak and it's bleeding a lot.