I had a similar situation with my goose at birth. You dont need to put the little one down. I fed him by hand until he was about 2 weeks old, then had my vet make him a prosthetic beak. Had to replace it with a permanent one as he got older. He's 2 years old now and is quite happy!
My goose had a similar situation at birth. I had to hand feed him until he was old enough to get a prosthetic beak attached. Expensive surgery, but well worth it. His bday is 3/27 and he's doing great....
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