Punctured beak!!!! help!!

[Silkie2]

This morning when i was taking care of the hens i noticed the metal feeder in the far back of the coop. As i got closer i notice my silkie, jade, had PUNCTURED its bottom beak on a loose hook! it was really stuck.. but we eventually got it off. I quickly put it in a carrier/crate and brought her inside (out of the single digit weather we've been having!) she at first wasn't lethargic an acted normal. Shes really hungry and is drinking. i went down stairs to check on her and saw she was hanging her head really low (like pretty much on the ground) she ate when i pushed the food closer to her and also drank. But she is still acting kinda weird (which i can't blame her, she just gave herself a beak peircing!)
is there anything else i should do for her??? going to give her some eggs and kefir in a little bit. maybe some mollases water to give her a little energy?
She is a 2 year old bantam silkie. lives with 30+ other hens and one other bantam silkie.


(make sure you check for loose hooks in your coop!! so you don't end up like me!)

 

[Eggcessive]

Staples, strings, and any hardware are always very dangerous to chickens. I just yesterday found a feed bag string wrapped around and around a hen’s legs , even though I am very careful when adding a new bag of feed to my feed cans. Last week, I had taken some saved bags apart to staple over some drafty spots and cover windows in the bitter cold, and I must have dropped one of the strings. Luckily my hen’s foot was fine.

I would just keep making sure that she is eating and drinking. Wet chicken feed mixed into a bowl daily with extra treats like egg and plain yogurt, are usually attractive to chickens. The whole should heal okay. A dab of plain neosporin to the outside wound might help.

 

[Sunshine Flock]

Staples, strings, and any hardware are always very dangerous to chickens. I just yesterday found a feed bag string wrapped around and around a hen’s legs , even though I am very careful when adding a new bag of feed to my feed cans. Last week, I had taken some saved bags apart to staple over some drafty spots and cover windows in the bitter cold, and I must have dropped one of the strings. Luckily my hen’s foot was fine.

I would just keep making sure that she is eating and drinking. Wet chicken feed mixed into a bowl daily with extra treats like egg and plain yogurt, are usually attractive to chickens. The whole should heal okay. A dab of plain neosporin to the outside wound might help.

I dropped a rubber band on the ground and delayed picking it up while I worked on another project. Sure enough one of the hens found it, a huge chase ensued with the entire flock, another hen grabbed it and a tug of war ensured. The rubber band got pulled really long and then one let go and snapped back into the other one's face. She ran off and ate it, and I was pretty much horrified. But she survived.

Can you post photos of her injured beak? I know beaks can heal, but I don't know much beyond that. Photos would help folks with feedback on what you can do for her. Also post photos of her head drooping posture.

Please keep us updated on how she's doing.

 

[Silkie2]

Scrambled eggs with molasses, and some kefir (good probiotic)

 

[Dawnclucks22]

View attachment 1222045 Scrambled eggs with molasses, and some kefir (good probiotic)

Poor girl. I hope she feels better. She is beautiful

 

[Silkie2]

I can’t seem to get a video, but she holds her head a lot like this. But she does get up to eat and drink.


i cleaned her beak with a damp cloth, I cant really find a "hole" where she got stuck. so i guess thats good? but it definitely punctured, maybe her small wattle? due to the blood :/