Turkey with cracked beak

[GRacer3648]

My blue slate hen recently formed a minor crack in her beak. Today when I was putting her away for the night I noticed it the crack had grown and was going down the middle and continued up her face as well. I brought her inside and out her in a brooder while I figure out what to do. I'm going to put triple antibiotic ointment on her face and am not sure what to put on her beak.

 

[CluckerFamily]

This can be stressful for you and her.
How is she doing now?

 

[GRacer3648]

She calmed down and is sleeping in a brooder in my garage. I've applied triple antibiotic ointment onto her cut. She is a very calm and docile turkey. I hatched her and raised her this spring. She was lonely a little while ago but has calmed down since then.

 

[CluckerFamily]

She calmed down and is sleeping in a brooder in my garage. I've applied triple antibiotic ointment onto her cut. She is a very calm and docile turkey. I hatched her and raised her this spring. She was lonely a little while ago but has calmed down since then.

I'm glad to hear that. I only have chickens but I would've done the same thing.
I wonder if she accidently flew into something... poor girl.

 

[GRacer3648]

She's a pretty clumsy flier at night-but then again she can't see very well at night either. It is very likely that she could've flown into another coop or a fence. Is there a way I can strengthen her beak until it heals?

 

[nuthatched]

I don't think beaks heal, but maybe you can keep if from getting bigger until the beak grows out.. It may need to be fused back together somehow.

 

[GRacer3648]

Do you have any suggestions as to how to do that. I'm planning on calling my vet tomorrow to ask similar questions. She is having trouble eating, I think she is in some pain so I'm trying to do as much as I can to make this stress-free and quick.

 

[CluckerFamily]

I agree, beaks don't fuse back together but they will continue to grow out. I would think you would need to somehow hold the beak together until the beak grows out. I have no idea of how to do this.
Do you have a trusted vet in your area?

 

[GRacer3648]

Yes, all of my goats, dogs, cats, and other animals go to the same vet. I have been seeing them for the last 5 years or so

 

[Ratbird]

Seal the crack with superglue. I use it on human wounds, should work great on a turkey.