Beak problem

ThePigeonKid wrote:

Thanks, you're all so kind. :)

So I mixed up some baby pigeon food and made it so that he could drink it. He loves it. :)

Where there's a will, there's a way!

ThePigeonKid wrote:

Thanks, you're all so kind. :)

So I mixed up some baby pigeon food and made it so that he could drink it. He loves it. :)

Good thinking, Batman!
I'm glad he's doing well, even if his beak is too sore to appreciate what you're doing for him.
Best wishes for your patient and for you!

Hey Pigeon Kid...how is your bird doing? It would be great to have an update.

Matilda wrote:

Hey Pigeon Kid...how is your bird doing? It would be great to have an update.

:Yes:

He is doing good. A little of his beak fell off. I will try and post a pic later.

It's good he's doing ok. Can he eat at all without your help?

Matilda wrote:

Can he eat at all without your help?

Yes.

Thank goodness for that!

ThePigeonKid wrote:

Matilda wrote:

Can he eat at all without your help?

Yes.

That's wonderful.

That's great news!

For those experienced in this kind of injury -- how long does it usually take for new healthy growth on beak injuries?

It takes a while, Teresa. It will never be quite the same as it will always need a careful triming.

Matilda wrote:

It takes a while, Teresa. It will never be quite the same as it will always need a careful triming.

I see... That must mean that those birds can never be released, can they?

Crash's beak has never grown back, not at all. BUT having said that it has toughened up and he functions GREAT! When he was first starting to eat alone I used Harrison large pellets and soaked them in warm water to soften them and he gobbled them right up... now he eats his pigeon mix and does great! And I know Pigeon Kid you don't know Crashes story, but he was a feral who had pox and lost the tips of his upper and lower beak! We tease him now.. because his tounge looks like a lizard! also, .....Arnica Montana pellets also DO wonders for injuries!!

I wish you ALL the best!

Here's a link to that thread, PigeonKid.


https://pij-n-angels.forumotion.net/feral-pigeons-and-doves-f3/meet-crashthe-feral-t960.htm?highlight=crash

AZJourney wrote:

Crash's beak has never grown back, not at all.

BUT having said that it has toughened up and he functions GREAT! When he was first starting to eat alone I used Harrison large pellets and soaked them in warm water to soften them and he gobbled them right up... now he eats his pigeon mix and does great! And I know Pigeon Kid you don't know Crashes story, but he was a feral who had pox and lost the tips of his upper and lower beak! We tease him now.. because his tounge looks like a lizard! also, .....Arnica Montana pellets also DO wonders for injuries!!

I wish you ALL the best!

Given the outcome of Crash's pox problem, he looks absolutely wonderful.
He's a little darling.

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How are things going with the pij, PK?