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I had one that had very bad cross beak. It was a cockerel so I raised it up to processing time. It had bone deformities too.My Agri vet says it is hereditary and cases are getting more worse and more often than in years past. Probably due to hatchery processes and no genetic culling. Case in point. Our Slappy is a hatchery chick and the worse cross beak case our vet has seen to date! It has not only affected her beak but her body and internal organs as a whole. We were told to cull her but we have no gander and there is no chance of her breeding. We are letting her live out her life a best she can. She is 2 months old but her whole head seems to lean to the left and her right foot is also deformed with tumor type growths. View attachment 1473912 View attachment 1473913 View attachment 1473913
Ok she is 2 months old and just noticed it can it be trimmed still or notI had one that had very bad cross beak. It was a cockerel so I raised it up to processing time. It had bone deformities too.
I did read a study that found that cross beak was not passed down. The conclusion was that it was a genetic mutation not a genetic code change.
I would not breed them though just to be safe.
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Ok she is 2 months old and just noticed it can it be trimmed still or not
Thank you and I do recommend this article...Have a quick look at this- see if it helps:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/scissor-beak-aka-crossed-beak-what-it/