Baby Gosling Scissor Beak?

[Tennessee Great Granny]

I know it's years since this thread was first written. But problems arise from time to time and people read up on them, even older materials if the subject fits. This is mild scissors beak. I just assist hatched out a gosling with a severe case of scissors beak. I also have a turkey born with one eye and everyone said to euthanize her but we refused. She has to scoop out her feed. Her food can't be from a feeder but a big bowl. She can barely see with her one eye as it is and then the beak deformity impairs her eating so this helps her. The other turkeys in her compound all join her to eat. Water is also delivered in a big rubberized bowl too just like the feed. It helps Little Moshe to Thrive. Even though she does eat and has free access to her feed and water (she only gets crumbles never pelleted feed) she smaller than her other nest mates. She was born with one eye and her upper facial bones are missing and have no contour which makes her scissors beak a bit more pronounced. My son bought a dog nail trimmer and keeps it just for trimming her beak. He says it's better to trim frequently rather than over trim and injure the bird. She is an affectionate turkey. I wish there was something I could do for the newborn baby Gosling. Its the most severe case of scissors beak I have ever seen. I don't think the baby will even be able to scoop up feed even if it is moistened feed. The upper bill never even developed an egg tooth. I just saw it was way over due and trying to bust through into the air cell upon candling. Since Sebastopols are spendy and endangered I decided to make a rescue air hole to give it more time for hatching, and saw the scissor beak the next day. It was going to have to be an assisted hatch. Some people just toss living defective baby birds as if they are so much trash. But this baby will be cuddled and loved and given every chance to live. I am unwilling to dropper feed a goose it's entire 20 plus year life span though. If it can eat on it's own in a few days it'll be provided for the rest of it's life in our bird hospital. Its where the injured and bullied birds go to rest and recover. Some get incorporated back into their flock once 100% healed (if not 100% healed they tend to get bullied or fall victim to a pecking party). Some birds are content to simply live in the hospital forever like Moshe. Chickens and turkeys and perhaps a goose too can call it a safe haven.