It hasn't had to come to syringe feeding yet, she can still pick up large food pieces so I've been feeding her cat and dog food along with cut up fruits and veggies
More pictures, I've actually been talking to a friend of mine about a prosthetic beak but for it to work we have to file it down and I'm afraid it might hurt her. That's why I'm considering all my options first?
It looks to be a severe case of human intervention.. her and all the other chickens in the pen that I bought her from had the same thing and with the way that it's healed it looks like someone cut it at the base
Also yes she's eating some cat food, she can't eat the crumble because it always falls out of her beak and even when i separated her and giving her plenty of deep dish crumble and wet crumble by the end of the day her crop is still empty :(
Just ordered some pellets so I might have to start...
I bought this hen from my local swap shop because she caught my eye and one of my girls had recently passed, I didn't realize until I got her home now that it looks as if her beak was clipped! She has a hard time competing for food with my other chickens so I always feed her away from them and I...