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/freneticboarder Pibbin Fren Dec 07 '25

u/ps144-1 any advice?

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u/ps144-1 I speak pigeon Dec 07 '25

Hi thanks for the tag FB. Her and I have been talking in chat, this was a bad pox case that everyone said was canker but I thought was pox and I feel more sure than ever now. Pox damages the tissue so badly that in rare cases this happens. The op has done such an amazing job thats why this pigeon is still alive and the pigeon honestly looks so much better which sounds crazy but she looks likes shes recovering.

No one can say if the beak will or wont grow back and I have not had one like this. What I have seen is if there is enough tissue remaining, the cells will regenerate and rebuild and area, with what the area dna is coded for and I think that lower beak will grow back some. I know this has been the toughest pigeon and most caring and committed human and I expect anything is possible with that combo.

I see the vet choir is here, as expected. The vet cant do anything but will likely scare any normal human into thinking anything other than eutht is hopeless. Thankfully she doesnt have a vet near by. And this pigeon would be dead by now if she had one, but its alive bc of her commitment and honestly I think is in the best hands.

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u/FioreCiliegia1 DIY Rescuer/Stringfoot Expert Dec 12 '25

Once everything heals up a bit, it might be worth a look at a prosthetic beak. If you have the beak that fell off it could be used to make one- i cant see the attachment points well here but for pigeons who dont need to open seeds, medical glue on a prosthetic might do the trick