Quiggy
Chirping
- Apr 27, 2020
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/my-chicken-got-attacked.1425043/ this is the original post.
My chicken HoneyBee got attacked by a mink (we suspect) about 5 days ago. She's doing really well for a chick missing a leg and top beak. As to someone's suggestion, ive been syringe feeding her baby parrot formula and trying to feed her mashed eggs(which she loves) and she's been keeping her weight, but where he beak is missing the formula is kind of caked on, I don't want to hurt her to try to get it off but I'm concerned it might begin to cover her nose airway. Water seems to do something to help but I dont want to hurt her. Any suggestions as a non stressful way to clean her beak? Some good news though, my schools tech department and I are going to work together and make her a new beak with the 3d printer! So that should be an adventure, but in the mean time in feeding her 4 times a day, 2 smaller meals in the middle of the day and 2 larger in the morning and night, is that enough? Or is it to much? I hope I'm doing well with carning for her, she's officially my room mate so I can here if shes in distress, and so she can have company.
Thanks for the support in my first post it helped alot
My chicken HoneyBee got attacked by a mink (we suspect) about 5 days ago. She's doing really well for a chick missing a leg and top beak. As to someone's suggestion, ive been syringe feeding her baby parrot formula and trying to feed her mashed eggs(which she loves) and she's been keeping her weight, but where he beak is missing the formula is kind of caked on, I don't want to hurt her to try to get it off but I'm concerned it might begin to cover her nose airway. Water seems to do something to help but I dont want to hurt her. Any suggestions as a non stressful way to clean her beak? Some good news though, my schools tech department and I are going to work together and make her a new beak with the 3d printer! So that should be an adventure, but in the mean time in feeding her 4 times a day, 2 smaller meals in the middle of the day and 2 larger in the morning and night, is that enough? Or is it to much? I hope I'm doing well with carning for her, she's officially my room mate so I can here if shes in distress, and so she can have company.
Thanks for the support in my first post it helped alot
