Another one! What the heck is going on??

[dulcimer lady]

Some of you may have seen my post a few days ago with the pics of my chic with the top of her beak chipped off. Well, today we discovered *another* hen with the exact same problem. What in the world is going on?? What causes that? I *think* they are eating and drinking ok. Or at least, I pretty much know the first one is as I've been watching her closely the last few days since we discovered her beak was chipped. But today is their first day outside and I do know that those two are panting much more than the others. They have all been shown the water and food, so they know where it is.

If this keeps up, I'll have a whole flock of broken beaked chickens.

 

[HenPen]

What type of feeder are you using?? Is it the metal kind with holes for them to get to the feed?

 

[Panhanle RIR]

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do you have small dogs because my chihuahua would growl at my old RIR hen and she would whip him but one day the dog bit her beak and she lived the rest of her life with half a top beak

R.I.P baby doll

 

[dulcimer lady]

Oh gosh, yes that is exactly the kind of feeder I'm using.

As for dogs, we have them but they are not allowed anywhere near the chickens so it can't be them.

 

[HenPen]

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STOP using that feeder....I read a post here awhile back and that type feeder debeaked several chicks..