Chick with very crooked beak, what should we do to help?

[Scottyhorse]

Hi, so today when I was letting the chickens out of the coop, I noticed one of the silky cross chick beak looked funny. So I caught it and noticed it was really crooked. The top beak it almost like a Parrots, how it curves. The bottom just went straight out. So I took it inside and me and my brother clipped it to the quik (sp?) with some toenail clippers.

The chick is about 2- 2 1/2 moths old. What should we do to help? It seems to be eating fairly well, but it is a little smaller than the others. Right now for treatment I am thinking that we will just have to keep trimming it until all the growth that is there now is gone, like a horse hoof kinda. Is this treatable or survivable? Here are a couple pictures of it. Sorry they are bad quality, I just took them in the barn with my ipod.








Thanks in advance!

 

[Scottyhorse]

Can anyone help?

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Yes you will need to keep it trimmed. Also monitor her and see if she is eating and drinking enough.

 

[Scottyhorse]

Yes you will need to keep it trimmed. Also monitor her and see if she is eating and drinking enough.

Okay, I caught her this morning and it doesn't seem to be quite as bad already! She must be eating and drinking fairly well, because this couldn't have happened over night. I feel really bad. Will we need to keep it trimmed forever, or will it correct itself and be okay?

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Okay, I caught her this morning and it doesn't seem to be quite as bad already! She must be eating and drinking fairly well, because this couldn't have happened over night. I feel really bad. Will we need to keep it trimmed forever, or will it correct itself and be okay? 

After trimming it for a while it will get better, but i dont think it will ever be normal. So yes you will need to keep trimming it.

 

[robinwiththechickens]

There is some great advice and support here:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-for-special-needs-chickens-and-their-keepers

Best of luck!

 

[Scottyhorse]

Thanks guys. I hope she gets better! We are just glad wee don't have to cull....