Hooked Beak??

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anidabrock said:
Here is my chick Chub-Chub (named by my 3 year old).
I was hoping to get some beak advice as well. He is 9 weeks old and his beak won't shut. He seems to be really struggling to eat and keep food in his beak. It just ends up all over the floor. He isn't showing signs of poor nutrition yet but the problem seems to be getting worse in the last week or two. Would filing help? Any sugestions as to what I should try?
Thank you so much!
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Nice photo of your problem ..

if you have a small finger nail you can file a little on the bottom each day till you get the correct fit you would like but I would keep this one out of the breeding pool ......
 
My five week old Black Copper Maran has a slightly hooked beak. Should I try to nail file it? or do you think she will deal with it herself? She has always been the runt, but is growing so it seems like she is eating fine. THANKS!



 
When I noticed mine had a hooked beak, she was about 2 months old. I was afraid of breaking her neck by force filing her beak, so after moved her outdoor and fed her wet food in a deep container (2" deep) every day (probably around 5 months old), I noticed she didn't have a hooked problem any more.

By giving her wet food, it helped her getting food inside of her mouth, and I think having her outdoor also helped since she was rubbing her beak against dirt which acted like natural file. Wait for a month or so, give her wet/moist food, and then think about filing if she still have hooked beak? That's my opinion, but we have many experts on BYC so I hope you hear from them.
 
I think if we can help our chicks we should. That being said, I do have a chick that was bullied so badly that her beak was pushed out of alignment before I discovered what was going on and rescued her. The vet said there was nothing we could do to fix it, but to let her alone for a bit and see how she did. She started eating and drinking on her own and has figured out how to make it work with a misaligned beak (I mean the top is facing left and the bottom is facing right.) I make sure the food and water are deep enough for her to get her beak into, and she is doing great! They are very tough birds. I did not want her to suffer, but she seems to be very happy and doing fine.
 
I realize this thread is old, but I thought I would offer this suggestion- before trying to file your bird's beak down, I would try offering cuttlebone. I had a roo who was growing "fangs" from his beak (for some reason the sides were growing faster than the middle part) I put out some cuttlebone pieces and the next morning he was perfect. The birds are attracted to the flavor of the cuttlebone so they tend to use it.

Anyway, I hope this helps someone looking for the answer to this situation.
 

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