Does the part of the beak that broke away grow back? From investigating, it appears to be seperated all the way back to the cere/fleshy area just below the nostrils. Should I be treating the underneath of the upper beak with an antiseptic/anibiotic?
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...
Unfortunately, I haven't been able to get my hen and her 6 chicks closer to the coop. They are a huge distance away and in the woods. She will come when I call her and drop treats for them, but keeps her distance and her chicks even more so. I have a new coop set up for them if we're ever...
I have a dilemna with catching my Hamburg hen (and her chicks) who disappeared in our woods to have chicks earlier this month. She was missing for a while and then, we would see her periodically come back to the flock but would dissapear as quickly as she would reappear, never to be caught...