cross beak

  1. Lacy Duckwing

    #TeamCrossbeakAmber

    Welcome to #TeamCrossbeakAmber This thread is for my Easter Egger (EE) pullet Amber. She has crossbeak. My favorite picture of Amber that I took today. Amber was named after Copper-Amber, a troublesome, funny, lovable EE hen I had a few years ago. As a day-old chick, I thought Amber...
  2. CassNelson

    Cross beak chick - thoughts on M/F?

    Ok I know she’s still really young (2.5 weeks), so not sure if this is even worth asking at this stage… but does anyone think this chick is a he? She’s a blue egg layer - either an EE or a WTB (not sure as I got some of each in my order and they all look different). But the three-rowed comb, the...
  3. B

    What colour is my marans pullet??

    Hi all, I got given a little cross beak chick for free about 6 months ago. The breeder initially wasn’t sure what she was as she was in the pekin pen, but suspected she may actually be a marans. Fast forward to now and she’s definitely a marans, I just would love to know what her colour is...
  4. L

    Chicken can’t close beak - please help!! Canker !

    Hi over the last few days I have noticed my 3 year old chicken can’t close her beak. I thought it was cross beak at first, but now i’m not sure. There is a smell coming from her mouth, but it smells like she has been eating poo, not how i imagine sour crop smells but it could be that. There’s a...
  5. TundraFang

    Cross Beak Chicken Losing Feathers

    I have an Ameraucana chick that has developed cross/scissor beak so I've been mixing up baby bird formula and chicken food for her to eat. She (not sure the gender yet but I'm hoping for a pullet) comes to the door when she's hungry and has been consistently gaining weight. She's still half the...
  6. MissPeep

    Cross beak?

    Hi all 👋🏻 I purchased four chicks from tractor supply almost two weeks ago and I noticed this morning that one seems to be developing cross beak. Is it normal for it to develop later or is it usually noticeable when they hatch? It doesn’t seem too severe, but I’m not sure if it will continue to...
  7. lancasterflock

    More humane to cull? More humane to live?

    When I first noticed Drew’s crossbeak.. ( Drew, after Drew Barrymore because she talks out of the side of her mouth ❤️ ) she was about a week and a half old. It was slightly curved off to the side of her mouth and I lovingly named her Drew and made plans for her to stay in my flock. As Drew has...
  8. cnielsen

    Chick developing cross beak- what to do??

    This is my chick, Princess Consuela (kudos if you know what show her name is from lol). It is nearly impossible to see in the pictures, but in person it appears that she is showing early signs of cross beak/scissor beak. she is growing her feathers about a day slower than her sisters, and the...
  9. P

    My cross-beak hen isn’t growing

    Over a year ago I bought some Sapphire Gem chicks and one of them developed scissor or cross beak. The hen has been able to eat fine in container with high walls. She also drinks water with ease as well. However, I’ve noticed that she hasn’t gained any weight and she’s almost a year old without...
  10. P

    Injured hen beak punctured, misaligned, and discolored

    My poor hen was attacked by a predator and has an injured wing (it is limp and likely broken) and a twisted upper beak (rotated up to the left). We've had problems with possums in the past, and I'm glad I caught her before more harm could be done. There is a puncture I have cleaned up and it...
  11. FortCluck

    Beaker update

    What are the chances this chick will thrive? I didn’t notice this when it was a day old, but it is clear now as it grows. It’s eating, drinking, and 💩ing
  12. Docdetective

    Sick 6 week old chick... many symptoms

    Hello, I'm taking care of a chick that is about 6-7 weeks old. He or she cannot walk, which indicates Merek's, yet he was hatched into an established flock with no new chickens introduced since he hatched. I have been hand feeding and watering him since he cant stand up, and yesterday I woke up...
  13. Stablecoop

    Cross beak advice

    Hi all! I am a new member and new to raising chickens. We have a sweet flock of 19 layers who are about 6 weeks old. Our sweet lavender Americana has a pretty bad Cross beak. We successfully trimmed her beak last week. She eats and drinks on her own, and holds her own (and then some!) with her...
  14. Y

    New Chicken Mom

    Hi everyone! My husband and I are new chicken parents and realize we have a lot to learn! We got our chickens via mail order and received them at 4 days old. Tiny babies! We ordered 15 "Easter Eggers" and the company sent 19 because, to my understanding, some do not make the long journey so...
  15. M

    Cross Beak Silkie Chick

    Hi all! I’m new here and to raising chickens. We have 9 silkie chicks, 4 are about 7 weeks old and 5 are about 5 weeks old. One of the 5 week old chicks has a cross beak and I am starting to get concerned about if he/she is getting enough nutrients. He/she is definitely smaller than the other...
  16. It_is_I_Rae

    Chicken with cross beak

    I just got some more chickens today and I noticed that one of them can't close her beak completely. She's younger than a year old. Do you think she will be okay since she's lived this long or is there a possibility that it could get worse? Does she need special help at all? This isn't her but...
  17. linsybird

    Is this cross beak?

    I just noticed one of my silkies has a weird beak. It doesn’t look like a lot of the pictures of cross beak I’ve seen, but I haven’t been able to find many pictures of mild cases. It looks like her beak is kind of curved to the right. It looks different than all the other chicks. It’s kind of...
  18. MilesFluffybutt

    House Rooster

    Hello wonderful BYC community, Several months ago I rescued a days-old cross-break chick, figuring it'd be hospice care. Well, I must have done something right because the little guy is still with me and doing well despite his beak, his kinked neck and a host of other maladies. He even eats on...
  19. E

    6 wk silkie with scissor beak

    My little girl has some serious scissor beak. She is a silkie and just shy of 6 weeks. She is half the size of her sisters... pretty much literally. I weighed one tonight that was over 7 oz and she’s only 3.5 oz. She is constantly eating because it’s so much harder for her to get any food, but I...
  20. EricasRun

    Tube feeding thank you!

    I don’t post a lot, but every time I have a chicken question, I can research the forum and find what I need. Thank you!! Wanted to tell you all I have a Polish chick with severe cross beak. We have been feeding her a special mash 3 times a day, in addition to what she gets from the feeders and...
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