Someone cut my rooster’s beak! 😡😭

[McChooky]

Apparently they already had a pen and could have put him in it in the first place. Strange.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

How is he?

 

[KClivlaughlove]

Eagley is my hand-raised rooster of mystery heritage. He’s a sweetheart with people he knows but can be territorial towards new humans.

He lives in my neighbour’s flock but he’s very much MY rooster. I visit him most days and we sit together for hours.

Yesterday I went down and was met with this:

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Worse still, his chest feathers were all stained with blood.

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He was unable to eat any of the treats I’d taken him like sweetcorn, and had an empty crop. I assumed he must have injured his beak somehow so I took him home for some first aid and messaged my neighbour to let him know what had happened.

He replied to say his friend “Bruce” had done it “to stop him attacking people” and that “he should be ok soon”!

There is honestly SO much for me to unpack and sort out here, but my immediate concern for Eagley is - will it grow back?
I’ve had ex battery hens who had been clipped and their beaks never regrew. How far is too far?

Currently he can only manage very soft food like scrambled eggs and pellets made into a super wet mash. His tongue comes out a lot when he eats - I don’t think the pictures show just how bad this is tbh
Is that likely to improve? He’ll adapt, right?

I’ve sterilised the wound and the bleeding has resolved. He isn’t showing any severe signs of pain but birds are so sneaky about hiding it… do you guys think I should be giving him any pain relief?

Thanks in advance for any advice or experience you can share.

I realize this post is old but question... Did his beak grow back? I ask because I have a roster whom severely injured his beak and I took him to the vet who wired his beak only causing what was left to break open and separate. This was 3 years ago now. To my understanding beaks never stop growing throughout their lives and my ”mister”, although took a very very long time due to the extremity of the damage both from injury then surgical injury.. Did indeed begin to grow back once the old damaged portions finally somewhat died off and broke off and then the new tissue along with the hard week began to grow back and has grown since he eats normally he drinks normally everything absolutely normal so I'm just curious now how yours did and did his beak ever grow back?
Sorry in advance for misspell auto correction.