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What to do with rooster with missing lower beak

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Reluctant2ndtimer · 23/08/2016 15:21

Mum has just taken in my sister's chicken and rooster while Dsis is on holiday. Charles the cockerel has no lower beak, his beak was broken when Dsis got him but she'd had it wired up by the vet (at great expense) and this has failed. Poor Charles doesn't seem able to eat or drink very well now, we've put him and his wife is a separate small run so they're not competing for food with DMs chickens and given him soft food but I'm not sure he's even managing that. He's so fast that I haven't managed to feel his crop, not that I'd know if it felt full or not. Can anyone advise us on what to do with him please?

What to do with rooster with missing lower beak
What to do with rooster with missing lower beak
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Reluctant2ndtimer · 23/08/2016 15:24

Better picture of him here

What to do with rooster with missing lower beak
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P1nkP0ppy · 23/08/2016 15:27

I suspect that there's nothing you can do op other than phone the vet for advice.
It's unlikely he's going to be able to eat or drink so it could well be bad news, sorry.

happyvalley4 · 23/08/2016 15:38

It doesn't look good to me. My recommendation is to take him to the vet.

Reluctant2ndtimer · 23/08/2016 15:42

Oh dear, you've both said what I was thinking but if he's not going to get better I suppose it's for the best. Poor Charles. He's such a handsome bird.

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PenelopeFlintstone · 22/01/2017 04:48

PTS

PenelopeFlintstone · 22/01/2017 04:53

Oh sorry! I didn't see the age of this thread!

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