Crocked beak

[nfrost]

 

[nfrost]

Any cures or fixes or can she live like this?

 

[MySweetChickens]

as she gets older it will get worse to the point where you have to tube feed her so it may be better to cull just think about her quality of life she wont be able to peck or eat or play like everyone else and may also get picked on i am so sorry.....

edited to add: there are no known cures for a cross beak yet

 

[nfrost]

What causes this?

 

[MySweetChickens]

usually it just is a deformity but can also be caused by temp spikes or be hereditary it can also be caused by the chick not positioning right in the egg.

you could try grinding the beak back and put deep food and water dishes for her but her case looks really severe that is why i say cull but give it a try you never know. usually this is for more mild cases there are people here that keep cross beaks but they require lots of attention so if you keep her be prepared to spend lots of time with her always grinding her beak possibly tube feeding her if she is a special chicken to you then try it!!!!

 

[iwiw60]

Here's a great page to refer to:
http://www.the-chicken-chick.com/search?q=scissor+beak