Please help I don’t know

[SulkyBantam]

I'm so sorry. Mash her food up so she can eat it less painfully. Do you have any idea how this happened?

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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

Have you ever used liquid bandage?

 

[HuffleClaw]

Have you ever used liquid bandage?

No but I’m sure it’s better than superglue. Superglue is toxic (I’m sure you know that though.)

 

[Wyorp Rock]

No but I’m sure it’s better than superglue. Superglue is toxic (I’m sure you know that though.)

Liquid Bandage would be toxic if swallowed too.

It hurts like the devil on wounds and it smells just like nail polish remover - not something I would want to put on the beak of a chicken that has a delicate respiratory system.

If that' is just the outer layer of the beak, then I would not even repair it. The break does not look fresh and a repair will seal in dirt/debris.

Hard to tell. Most beak breaks and injuries I have had with my birds, I leave alone. Yes, they are tender for a while and you can tell, but wet soupy food and clean water makes a huge difference.

 

[tmcdonald226]

I'm so sorry. Mash her food up so she can eat it less painfully. Do you have any idea how this happened?

No idea, my guess is...they were all eating watermelon and maybe when she went to clean her beak it may have gotten caught on something
I've been out in the coop/run this morning looking and checking

 

[SulkyBantam]

Oh dear. Well I hope she gets better. Do remove the cause, my hen bled from an unnoticed screw.

 

[tmcdonald226]

Should I attempt to push hard part of the beak back or leave it? Will it fall off? It's just flesh showing where he beak is gone
And how do I feed her, I softened oatmeal and she tries to peck at it but can't get any in her mouth

 

[SulkyBantam]

Ohh how awful. Will she drink?

 

[tmcdonald226]

Ohh how awful. Will she drink?

She hasn't tried yet

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Should I attempt to push hard part of the beak back or leave it? Will it fall off? It's just flesh showing where he beak is gone
And how do I feed her, I softened oatmeal and she tries to peck at it but can't get any in her mouth

She needs her normal feed. Just soak a little of her feed in warm water for about 30 minutes to make a mash.