I just noticed this 3 week old BLRW chick's beak is crooked but not really a crossbeak yet.
I'm thinking it may be developing into a crossbeak since there is a tiny bit of difference in alignment between top and bottom. When I looked at the pics from 1 week old I can see it must of hatched that way. Any thoughts on what happened -- genetics, in-egg development problem, vitamin deficiency? It is doing fine so far, so I won't cull it unless its suffering or is a roo. I'm going to add vitamins to the water and give some individually.