(1) I'm new to chicken rearing but have been planning for 2 years and wanting to for many more.
(2) I have four chicks who are 2 and 1/2 weeks old.
(3) The pullets are two Ameraucanas and two Buff Orpingtons. One of the Ameraucanas has a misaligned beak, which was not noticeable at first. She...
So, my co-nesting hens (random and always one silkie) have just been hatching random babies and my husband just found a little peeper with a misaligned beak.
It's very energetic, very alive, but we're just concerned about this kind of deformity or injury.
As I was writing this, he did confirm...
This is my 5 week old chick with severe scissor beak. I'm new to the chicken life and don't know what to do to help her. It wasn't noticeable when I got her at a few days old. I first noticed it when she was about 2 weeks and it was only off at the tip. It's now completely unaligned and her...