Cross beak on week old chick

Nin8705

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So I just noticed yesterday that this poor little one has cross beak. It doesn’t look horrible but she still has it. She seems to be eating and drinking okay for now, but I am definitely going to be keeping a close eye on her. Any tips on how to keep it from getting worse would be greatly appreciated
 
I don't believe that you can do anything to keep it from getting worse. Cross beak is usually genetic, could also be from improper hatching.
You may need to trim/file the beak a she grows or provide her with deeper dishes, wet feed, etc. A lot depends on how much worse it gets.
Here's some tips on care:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/scissor-beak-aka-crossed-beak-what-it/
 

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