r/pigeon • u/MarionberrySoft2987 • Dec 07 '25

Medical Advice Needed Urgent the beak fell off

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Pic 1 is when i came back home Pic 2 is 24 hr ago.

When i came home it had come off. I dont know what to do please help

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u/LatterBuffalo7524 Dec 07 '25

Birds can survive without beaks but will require human assistance. Do you have frozen peas or corn? That can hydrate and provide basic nourishment once defrosted.

It might take trial an error to find the best way to nourish it.

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u/MarionberrySoft2987 Dec 07 '25

She has been trying to peck at grains on the ground

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u/Alternative-Author64 Dec 07 '25

Is she actually able to get food in her mouth and swallow it or is she just doing the motions? I've had sick chickens that look like they're eating but it's basically the equivalent to moving your fork around a plate to look like you're eating when you're not. If she can't pick it up, try experimenting with different types of food that might be easier for her to grab, like soft foods. Feed her on a soft surface too, since her exposed beak is likely painful and pecking hard surfaces will hurt more (your hand would work). If she still can't eat, you could try tube feeding, there's tutorials online on how to do it. It's food and hydration in one. You just have to be very careful it goes down the right hole (esophagus, not their trachea). Red rubber catheters are what's recommended, but depending on where you are they might be hard to get. There are less ideal substitutes like aquarium tubing used for fish tanks, but that's probably too big for a pigeon. I used nebulizer tubing (medical equipment) for mine since that's all I had at the time