Please help I don’t know

[tmcdonald226]

I don't know what happened to my EE Blondie. As I was putting everyone to bed tonight she was already in the coop like this.

What can I do to help her?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Not sure what happened but she should be just fine. The beak will probably end up falling off the rest of that way. Although she may have trouble eating (mostly due to pain as the beak is sensitive) so she may need a bit of assistance.

 

[tmcdonald226]

Not sure what happened but she should be just fine. The beak will probably end up falling off the rest of that way. Although she may have trouble eating (mostly due to pain as the beak is sensitive) so she may need a bit of assistance.

Ok do I need to apply anything to it?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Ok do I need to apply anything to it?

You can flush it with water (to clean it).

 

[azygous]

The bad news is beak injuries are extremely painful due to so many nerve endings there. That's because a chicken's beak serves so many purposes - eating, communication, punishment of younger flock members, exploration, and digging.

The good news is her beak will heal. But it needs to be protected or it will crack and break and then it may not ever heal.

You need to find thin paper or cloth, like tea bag paper or silk, and glue it over the injured beak to hold the broken pieces together. Use super glue gel, careful not to get it in her nares or eyes.

You can give her 81 grain aspirin for pain twice a day.

Give her only liquid or wet soft foods until it's completely healed. If you have an infirmary pen in the run, or even make a temporary one, she won't need to leave her friends but will still be protected from further injury.

After you see to fixing her beak, you need to find the ragged metal or wood that caused this injury and fix it.

 

[tmcdonald226]

The bad news is beak injuries are extremely painful due to so many nerve endings there. That's because a chicken's beak serves so many purposes - eating, communication, punishment of younger flock members, exploration, and digging.

The good news is her beak will heal. But it needs to be protected or it will crack and break and then it may not ever heal.

You need to find thin paper or cloth, like tea bag paper or silk, and glue it over the injured beak to hold the broken pieces together. Use super glue gel, careful not to get it in her nares or eyes.

You can give her 81 grain aspirin for pain twice a day.

Give her only liquid or wet soft foods until it's completely healed. If you have an infirmary pen in the run, or even make a temporary one, she won't need to leave her friends but will still be protected from further injury.

After you see to fixing her beak, you need to find the ragged metal or wood that caused this injury and fix it.

Ok I'll be keeping her inside for now

 

[HuffleClaw]

Personally, I wouldn’t use superglue. It can be very damaging to healthy tissues. Buuut, it’s not my bird. So if you want to use superglue then use it.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Liquid bandage, as @MysteryChicken suggested in another thread, is a pretty good (and safe!!!) substitute for superglue.

 

[tmcdonald226]

Ok yes I would rather use that.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Let us know how she is doing. Although I’m not sure why on many threads superglue is commonly suggested to fix these things... Superglue is toxic and damages healthy tissue (sooo it does more harm than good). I’m so glad things like liquid bandage exist. Much better!!