Cross Beaked chick ~ Will it get worse?

[steffpeck]

I just noticed that my little Bantam Favorelle chick (9 weeks old) has a cross beak. When I was with her last night I noticed that her beak was not closing all the way, (this is the first time I have ever noticed it) well tonight when I got looking at her again, I realized that he beak is starting to cross, scissor like, it is very slight, but it is there. She did not have a crooked beak when she was born and I have not noticed it until just yesterday. Will it continue to get worse? What do I do??


Here you can see a picture of how it is open on the one side.

 

[silkiechicken]

You can try carefully filing down a side, but from my experience with a cross beak, since it was a bone plate deformity, it just got worse and worse.

 

[dlhunicorn]

keep that tip clipped (this will facilitate matters somewhat)