Hen with top beak broken at 45 degrees. UPDATED PICS POST #1

[aubreynoramarie]

yeah she looks WAYYYYYY better!

 

[Rockin' Reds]

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Really? I guess I just don't see it...maybe it's because I look at her a mere THOUSAND times a day!! It looks the same to me except for the fragment came off. Oh well, I will take you guys' word for it. She is in great spirits so I will take that as getting better. I weighed her this morning and the little brat actually gained 0.2 oz since yesterday. Ha ha...she's definitely eating!

 

[chicken grandma]

Long haul ahead with her to make sure to keep her weight up! I weighed my Silkie mix that I hand fed. Watching every ounce!
If you can find an aviary society/club in your area, they will know about growing beaks as parrots have this happen often. Parrot vet will know all about it.!
Keeping you in prayer. I know how tiring it is to syringe feed a hen. But SO WORTH IT!

 

[1 hen and 1 roo]

Wow, I did not know either that chickens could grow a new beak. We have had to trim the lower beak when it grew beyond the upper beak and just hated to do it. We had to since the upper beak it was files the lower beak. We had used rabbit waterers and I guess that is what has done that to the beaks.
Hope she gets much better and grow a grand looking beak.
Hope she adjust well when she goes back into her coop.

 

[MEchickenfarmer33]

great job

 

[froggiesheins]

Rockin' Reds :

Took Nugget outside this evening while I watered the garden and let her just be a chicken. First time out since the "beak incident."

She is doing really well and is learning how to eat....slowly...but she is getting the hang of it. Scrambled eggs seem to be the easiest for her to manipulate into her beak. I moisten her crumbles for her but she still struggles with that. I am also still feeding her baby food with a syringe several times a day. Her beak doesn't really look much different other than the fragmented piece has come off and it is not nearly as swollen on the roof of her mouth. Anyway, just wanted to give an update with pics. Thanks again for all the well wishes. So far so good...keep your fingers crossed for us!!

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OHMY Nugget is a BEAUTIFUL girl, she is looking good and YOU are going a great job.....

Yer a good chicken mom...​

 

[dewey]

So glad she's doing better. Sounds like she's getting great care!

 

[itsy]

Very interesting injury. Poor girl!

Good for you for being able to glue her yourself!!!


Would liquid avian calcium or powder calcium help at all? The liquid stuff is harder to come by (I ordered mine online) but the powdered stuff is available at most pet shops in the reptile section. Did your vet say anything about needing anything additional in her diet while she heals?

 

[kidcody]

oh," Nuget you look so beautiful" and your mom and dad truly love you!

 

[AZBootsie]

Reading this thread was a real learning experience. I love the happy ending best!!

Thank you !!