Trimmed beak too far

[eggsited chickens]

I tried to trim a chicken's beak today and accidently went too far. I didn't think I was that far. Will she be ok? I tried putting the powder on it it but she just ate it off. Will she bleed to death?

 

[al6517]

Well you surely must get the bleeding stopped first, make sure you trim the beak of any sharp edges. Chickens don't have all that much blood so once you get it stopped she may be sluggish for awhile. What was the reason you trimmed it ??.

AL

 

[Wendy'sChicksRock]

I did the same thing a few days ago.. after about 15 mins it stopped and she is fine.. I just took the very very tip off and she is still plucking my other hens.. she is going to freezer camp if she dosent stop !!

Wendy

 

[eggsited chickens]

I trimmed the beak b/c all the chickens are pecking each other so bad that some are almost completely bald. We've had very cold weather and I'm surprised that none have died from it. I want to stop the pecking and i thought that trimming the beaks would be easier than putting the 'glasses' on them

 

[ADozenGirlz]

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We did the same thing with our scissor-beaked EE once. It was a bloody mess. Looked like a crime scene. She bled for what seemed like forever and nothing really helped to stem the tide. Just apply pressure for as long as you can and then put her in a separate crate away from the others for a couple of days to heal completely.
I thought we were going to have to put her down but she was totally fine. Yours will be too.

 

[La Mike]

Dab some corn starch on it
That should help the bleeding stop
But yes they can bleed to death from beaks being trimmed to far back

 

[eggsited chickens]

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She's not bleeding that bad! Wow, that probably would have scared me a lot worse

 

[al6517]

If they are pecking each other that bad you need to look at the reason behind it, to small an area, not enough protien in their diet, chickens of mixed age and no definite pecking order established, and not enough natural light (vit D).

AL

 

[eggsited chickens]

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I've looked into everything that I could think of. The majority of the chickens are younger....less than a year old, the others will be 2 this spring. I don't think this is the problem.
Their diet has 20% protein, so this is definately Not the problem
We have a big shed with over 500 square feet for about 50 chickens...so that doesn't seem to be it either
Maybe the vit. D could be the problem...never thought of that one. There are 4 windows in the building and we don't get a lot of sun....MAYBE???