Chicken has chipped/cracked beak, please help! (Photos included)

[flockoffour]

I noticed that my My ameraucana's beak looks as if the "outer shell/layer" is chipped or breaking off. She doesn't seem to have trouble eating, as the "tip" of her beak is still there under the chipping outer part. Please let me know if you have seen this problem before or know of any ways of dealing with it. Thanks!

 

[hwd2002]

give her soft foods so she will not damage it more and it can heal.

 

[subhanalah]

I would take a dremmel to it and remove the extra stuff that's chipped over top of the beak, just so she doesn't accidentally snag it on something.

 

[flockof4girls]

I just noticed that TWO of my hens have small chips/cracks in their beaks! No blood and they're both eating and drinking fine. Thank goodness for this website!!