Beak is no lined up!!!

[Semper]

So every day i try to look at every chick (24) to make sure they are all okay *and they have been* and i noticed that one of their beaks dont line up and the bottom is to the side!! but hes one of the bigger ones and feels like hes at a good weight. Is there anything i can do for him or will it always be that way they are about 3 weeks old

 

[GitaBooks]

Crooked beaks is common in domestic birds due to a number of causes:
Poor nutrition
Injury
or Genetics

Many chickens with crooked beaks thrive, it doesn't slow them down at all. Just makes sure it can eat (if it has trouble try feeding mash), and drink normally. You can ask an experienced person to show you how to trim the beak (be very careful, this can cause bad damage, bleeding and pain if done wrong) on a regular basis, as it may not wear correctly if crooked.

I hope this helps. Best of luck!

 

[Semper]

Well shes in with four others, that are smaller and that way i can watch them. she was eating this morning and seemed fine, shes at a good weight and its only slightly off i tried to take pictures this morning but they turned out blurry. it is only a little off but still is off... i feel like it was an injury but not 100% sure

 

[GitaBooks]

My Columbian Wyandotte, Blue, has a sightly crooked beak, both the top and bottom mandibles. She is growing well and full of energy though!

Blue is the one on the left. You can see how her beak sort of curves to her left and how the chick next to her has a straight beak.

 

[Semper]

That's about what hers is. And she weights about what the other large chicks do, but I'm not sure if it happened a few days ago or yesterday as once a week we really look at them (pick them up look them over and make sure everything it fine.) otherwise I look at them from the top and try to stare at them all so they don't panick and hurt eachother trying to get away.