Beak break, leave alone?

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

20 week Swedish hen.

She broke the rio off her beak. I can see what appears to be a light colored crack along the top beak on each side. It doesn’t appear to go through all the way. I couldn’t get cracks to show as well in the pic.

She doesn’t appear to be in pain, is as energetic as ever. Will forage with it.

Leave it alone?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

That is a pullet. A hen is a female chicken over the age of a year.
As for the broken beak, does she eat and drink alright?

 

[Wishing4Wings]

I had a pullet do something similar and have just left her alone. It is growing back. I'm watching to see that it comes in evenly and doesn't cause any problems for her. If it does, I'll try trimming or filing it to proper shape.

 

[MildlyOffensiveChicken]

That is a pullet. A hen is a female chicken over the age of a year.
As for the broken beak, does she eat and drink alright?

She drinks and eats fine and will forage. She is the most energetic, no change in behaviour after I noticed it a few days ago.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

She drinks and eats fine and will forage. She is the most energetic, no change in behaviour after I noticed it a few days ago.

I would go with @Wishing4Wings's advice