NanaYurczak
In the Brooder
- Aug 30, 2022
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We don't have many veterinarians in our area. None near me that will see a chicken or handle avian/chickens. The closest veterinarian for avian medicine is over 3 hours away. Please see attached picture of my lovely Golden Penciled Hamburg hen. This morning when I went to the coop to freshen water & feed, I saw my favorite hen with what I thought was something stuck to her beak. (I don't have anyone here at the moment to help hold her for a picture, so I took the best closeup shot I could.) I was able to pick her up and take a closer look and it appears that her maxilla has split away and is exposing some kind of darker colored (blood barrier or something?) beak part underneath the split. Her maxilla was never too long or in need of a trim. I have no idea how this happened. She's eating and drinking, grabbing treats in her mouth, no problem. I feed organic Scratch & Peck feed, and supplement a little Rooster Booster every so often, some millet when it's cold temps, Vitamin B in the water about every 2 weeks or so and some dried herbs.
The temps have been mild, no ice. The entire flock gets along well, very little pecking going on. Does anyone have any idea what's happened to her beak? Is there anything that doesn't involve a great amount of pain to her that I can do to help her?
The temps have been mild, no ice. The entire flock gets along well, very little pecking going on. Does anyone have any idea what's happened to her beak? Is there anything that doesn't involve a great amount of pain to her that I can do to help her?
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