Swollen injury in beak?

[GermanKennhuhn]

Hi folks.
I just noticed one of my chickens had a swollen corner of her beak. It seemed normal yesterday.

Was this caused by an injury? I plan on rinsing with water and applying neosporin (no pain relief) to the outside area. Any advice is appreciated.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

@azygous @Wyorp Rock

 

[azygous]

That's got to hurt. She likely was going for a tender new leaf and encountered a nasty thorn. Do you have such a shrub?

I would irrigate the wound twice a day to remove debris and keep it packed with Neosporin. I would use a nozzle with a little force behind it like a kitchen spray hose on the faucet or get a spray bottle and use it on the "stream" setting.

This may seem like a lot of bother, but the wound should close up quickly if you can keep it free of debris.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

When you opened her beak did you happen to notice any yellow or white pasty material in her throat?

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

That's got to hurt. She likely was going for a tender new leaf and encountered a nasty thorn. Do you have such a shrub?

I would irrigate the wound twice a day to remove debris and keep it packed with Neosporin. I would use a nozzle with a little force behind it like a kitchen spray hose on the faucet or get a spray bottle and use it on the "stream" setting.

This may seem like a lot of bother, but the wound should close up quickly if you can keep it free of debris.

Thanks for replying! I do have a few thorny shrubs near the coop. They free range near them.
I used an empty Vetericyn bottle filled with water to rinse it out. It has a stream setting.
Will do, thanks!

When you opened her beak did you happen to notice any yellow or white pasty material in her throat?

Thanks for replying! I did check, and I didn’t see anything. The rest of her beak and throat looked normal.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Thanks again everyone. She’s doing great! It’s all healed up and pretty much normal.