This morning I startled my sweet, sweet Buff Orpington hen "Pumpkin" and she freaked out and injured herself, I think by running into the run wall? Anyway, the blood.... oh my goodness I was covered, she was covered, the run was covered, one of the other girls was covered (the head shake/spatter).... SO.... add me crying like a baby and you've got one ugly scene! I couldn't tell right away what exactly was bleeding... there was a steady drip of blood from the end of her top beak. Also very light bleeding from the bridge of her "nose" where the comb and the beak meet. I've shut her in the coop (with water and softened food) because one of her sisters kept picking at her beak. She won't eat. She tried twice and quickly stopped I assume due to discomfort. I've put Neosporin with pain killer on it. I wanted to try and wash the dried blood off her beak but I don't want to hurt her AND it looks like it could start bleeding again easily so I don't want to wind her up. I'm wondering... why the blood??? I keep reading where chickens beaks get trimmed on purpose... do they bleed? Is there a "quick" like in a fingernail? She appears to have a horizontal crack, top beak, less than 1/4" from the tip.
What should I expect? Might it fall off? Do they really grow back? Is there anything I need to be doing? I feel so bad.
What should I expect? Might it fall off? Do they really grow back? Is there anything I need to be doing? I feel so bad.
I hope that as the days go on she starts to be less sore and starts eating!! I'm so worried about her! AND before this happened I thought she was starting a molt.....well, since the accident her feathers are falling out like crazy!... Good grief!
