Buck beak

[Pheasant farma3]

Hello again

About 4 or so months ago, we hatched four quails. One however, has a strange beak, the bottom jaw extends about a centimeter from the top jaw. She sprays food everywhere and her mate is bullying her because of it. Should I clip it back, and if so, will it hurt? Other than this, and the bleeding around the eye from her mate. She seems to be fine and is the only quail laying.. What should I do?

Phez out.

Here is the quail in question. She is called buckbeak she is the only quail that is laying. The extension on the beak is hard to see here because she is a bit camera shy

 

[FossilPeak]

Used to have a big black rooster like that when I was a kid...called him SlackJaw. He was a jerk. He finally died of lead poisoning. I have nothing of value to add...just reminded me of ol' Slack Jaw...still have a scar on my calf from that goofy sucker.

 

[James the Bald]

This is from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and it is a very interesting article.
James

 

[Sill]

Hello again

About 4 or so months ago, we hatched four quails. One however, has a strange beak, the bottom jaw extends about a centimeter from the top jaw. She sprays food everywhere and her mate is bullying her because of it. Should I clip it back, and if so, will it hurt? Other than this, and the bleeding around the eye from her mate. She seems to be fine and is the only quail laying.. What should I do?

Phez out.
Here is the quail in question. She is called buckbeak she is the only quail that is laying. The extension on the beak is hard to see here because she is a bit camera shy

Why is her mate causing her to bleed around the eye? I hope there is more than one female so the male is not over breeding her. I don't breed males that will bleed the females if he has 3 or more hens to mate with. If he is being a bully it's time for a new male.

 

[Pheasant farma3]

We hatched quite a few males and so after selling some there seem to be an equal number of males and females. So they seem to have established their own little pairs and refused to be with anyone else. Other than the blood match between darky and quills (who are now fine, see 'Will They Make It? for that article) there has been no stress between couples. Buckbeak is the oldest and largest in my flock (although Dad has three quails in his flock which are Buckbeak's older brothers and sisters ) and has paired up with the smallest quail in both flocks. So I don't know what Parva Gallus (the little rooster in Latin and Buckbeak's mate) is grumbling about. Dad reckons we should put buckbeak into the metal aviary and swap Parva with another female, just to see if they get along better. I have heard about females attacking cocks because they are over mated. But Parva cannot even reach high enough to get into the mating position. And now he is attacking her. Ironic