Hen Losing Weight

[JensChickies]

A place near me sells them.

-Kathy

Sells hens that look like that??

 

[casportpony]

Quote: Yes, they de-beak them.

-Kathy

 

[JensChickies]

Yes, they de-beak them.

-Kathy

Wow....how do they eat?? Their top beak is pretty much gone. Do beaks grow back??

 

[casportpony]

Quote:
Read this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/848424/plese-help-chickens-beak-got-bit-off

I am devastated. I got home from my grandparent and heard the chickens bawling very loud. I ran back to the pen and saw a chicken huddled in a corner. Her face had been so destroyed, I couldn't recognize who she was. I then discovered it was my sweet girl Fuzzy Bum. Fuzzy Bum is the toughest and fastest girl I know. She regularly flies out of the pen the eat the grass outside. She had been attacked in our bush, but she escaped and flew back in the pen. I looked for footprints and saw large dog footprints, leading to my neighbours house. My neighbour lets her large husky mix dog loose on a daily biases. This is the second chicken she has got. Since Fuzzy Bum is such a trooper, she made it through the night. She is very tired and cuddles her face into her back feathers. So, she was hurt pretty bad. Her beak is gone, her eyes are swollen shut and she has a small hole where her ear used to be. The bleeding seems to have stopped, but her berthing is somewhat heavy(Sorry for the bad quality picture) . I know that I need a miracle, but so many people have been praying for Her. Anything is possible with God. Here is my question, what can I do to help her? She is isolated from the other chickens. How do I give her water or food?? I don't want to dip her beak in some water and then have the bleeding start again. Any suggestions are welcome. I'm desperate. I lover her so much <3

-Kathy

 

[JensChickies]

Read this thread:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/848424/plese-help-chickens-beak-got-bit-off


-Kathy

Wow!!!! Look how sweet fuzzy bum is! I love it.

 

[casportpony]

Quote: She and her family did an amazing job with her.

-Kathy

 

[BayBay Peepers]

That was a great thread. Truly amazing.

 

[JensChickies]

@casportpony

Kathy, do you think I should try giving my hen metronidazole?? Still not eating/drinking. I have been pumping fluids and food into her. I have been giving her probiotics and vitamins and nothing. I do have metronidazole 500mg, but I can cut them in half.

 

[casportpony]

@casportpony

Kathy, do you think I should try giving my hen metronidazole?? Still not eating/drinking. I have been pumping fluids and food into her. I have been giving her probiotics and vitamins and nothing. I do have metronidazole 500mg, but I can cut them in half.

How much does this one weigh? Target dose is about 25mg per pound twice a day for something like enteritis.

-Kathy

 

[JensChickies]

How much does this one weigh? Target dose is about 25mg per pound twice a day for something like enteritis.

-Kathy

3.6 pounds