split beak

[Guest stevie-b]

i went in shed today to find a hen with bottom part of beak split anybody had this before and how did they fix it

[Tony C]

Cant say I've ever seen this stevie-b. What I'd be inclined to do is lock the hen in a hen box or nest box and put a plastic clip on ring on the opposite leg to the ring leg and tie a piece of string between the two, this should stop her lifting a foot to scratch it. Put TCP or a couple of drops of Iodine in her drinking water to try and stop it from becoming infected.

[Blue Chequer Pied]

See if you can get some medical glue. Doctors use it rather than stitches nowadays for a lot of cuts but you would have to be really careful with its application.

 

Paul.

[Guest]

plain old superglue will do the same thing

thats what it was originaly invented for, closeing wounds on the battlefield

 

dave

[Guest stevie-b]

cheers for the replies

[Guest]

plain old superglue will do the same thing

thats what it was originaly invented for, closeing wounds on the battlefield

 

dave

 

This is very true

[Guest]

;)Stevie keep us posted how things go ,we all might learn something from this     andy.

[Roland]

plain old superglue will do the same thing

thats what it was originaly invented for, closeing wounds on the battlefield.

 

dave

 

Agree 100%.

When I had real deep cuts, when carpet laying, I would slam in some Copydex. This too was for hold together a persons inside when unable to stitch.

 

 

 

[Guest stevie-b]

GONNA TRY SUPERGLUE TOMORROW WILL HAVE TO PUT A MATCH STICK UNDER THE TOUNGE SO IT DOESNT GET STUCK

[DJ]

                                          

                              i look forward to hearing how it went stevie    debbie

 

[Guest stevie-b]

managed to get the beak stuck together with locktite was very awkward as it was bleeding used a match stick under its toungue so it did not get stuck im gonna bathe its mouth tomorrow with tcp to clean off all the dried blood i will keep the members informed of her progress

[fletch]

Hope all ends well

[Guest stevie-b]

cleaned her mouth today with tcp i have put her back with hens but have tcp in drinker

[Guest stevie-b]

she3 is eating and drinking again i will keep tcp in water for about 7 days just to make sure

[frank1]

wot has the hen done race wise or breeding wise?????????????????????????????

[Guest]

she3 is eating and drinking again i will keep tcp in water for about 7 days just to make sure

;)sounds like a good result ,well done Stevie . 8)           andy.

 

 

[Guest stevie-b]

she was 3rd open europa classic as a young bird and bred winners for geoff bebbington i just got her but it wouldna have mattered to me cause the only way to fix ailments is to try the easy way is to pull there heads off

[gd]

whatever you do - do not be tempted to stick back a cap/crown on your teeth using superglue

 

I have an aquaintance who regularly did this and he ended up needing to have a bone graft to his jaw and all his teeth as implants due to glue rotting away the gums etc

[Blue Chequer Pied]

Well done mate hope it works out ok!

 

Paul.

[Lennut Tar]

whatever you do - do not be tempted to stick back a cap/crown on your teeth using superglue

 

I have an aquaintance who regularly did this and he ended up needing to have a bone graft to his jaw and all his teeth as implants due to glue rotting away the gums etc

 

Well !!!!!!!!!!! "PMSL"  ;D ;D you just never know ??????????? now, what little bit of wisdom you will come across here at times. Cap/crown & super glue. I will keep it in mind etc   ;) when I get around to having false teeth  ;D ;D, could be handy to know, type thing.

Enjoy.

 

 

[Guest stevie-b]

pigeon is eating and drinking mouth still a wee bit swolen i think she will make it ok