Crossed beaked sikie : any way to improve her condition

[al6517]

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I have not thought about a meat birds beak, good idea!!!, thanks. I think a dental bonding agent may not hold up well enough. I have worked with some really high speed plastic epoxy's that i think will hold until she is old & grey. I can't drop this idea now, sounds way to cool. Chicken plastic/cosmetic surgery.

DR AL

 

[PurpleChicken]

Take pics!

 

[al6517]

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Will do!!

AL

 

[dlhunicorn]

You might find the info in the articles below of interest... most (re repair possibilities) are geared towards avian species that need their beaks to break/crack seeds etc. and as chickens do not use their beaks in this way then my advice is to simply keep the beak trimmed to such a degree that the "cross/scissoring " is reduced to such a degree that the crossing of the beaks is less of a hindrance than the reduction by trimming it back severely (may recquire the equivalent of a "debeaking " if the cross is that bad > the bird is not truly divested of its beak but it is SEVERELY trimmed back > this is normally done at a very early age> at the age your bird is now I do not suggest you do this yourself )... personally I would let a vet (experienced with birds and beak problems) do this as at this age it will be painful and may recquire more than one session (depending on the severity of the cross) ... if you read the articles below you will understand why I think you can better let an avian vet handle it initially (and then the vet can instruct you how to keep it that way)
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http://www.birdchannel.com/bird-diet-and-health/bird-grooming/pros-and-cons-feather-trim.aspx
BEAKS-To Trim Or Not To Trim (and how)

http://www.urbanwildlifesociety.org/WLR/Xbeak.html
Scissor Beak

http://prettypets.com/articles/avian/beakarticle.htm
Repair of Beak Malformations

http://drexotic.com/avian_emergencies.htm
(excerpt emergencies)
"Broken beaks are occasionally difficult to stop bleeding. This is particularly true with slab-type fractures of the tip of the upper beak or rhinotheca (common with cockatoos and African Grey parrots (Psittacidae). These fractures may be difficult to diagnosis due to blood spreading from the tip of the beak to the tongue, giving the appearance that the origin of the hemorrhage is elsewhere in the oral cavity. The bleeding will often stop if the broken surface is filed or ground smooth. This also appears to make the broken tip less irritating to the bird. The tip of the beak may be cauterized with hemostatic powder if needed."


http://www.worldwidewounds.com/2003/november/Cousquer/Avian-Wound-Management-Part-2.html
(scroll down to section > Beak Injuries)

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-09/uosc-tbo090104.php
(excerpt):
"...Beaks are actually a collection of "facial prominences," says Chuong, and these prominences grow at varying rates during chick development to "compose a unique beak." But while early chicken beak development has been studied to some degree, little is known about how these shapes are created in the later stages of development.

To shed some light on that question, Chuong and colleagues compared beak development in chickens and ducks: Duck beaks are long and wide, Chuong notes, while chicken beaks are small and have a conical shape. In their studies, the researchers focused on one particular facial prominence called the frontonasal mass, or FNM.

Research associate Ping Wu, Ph.D., the paper's first author, found that in chickens and ducks there are two areas in the developing FNM in which cells divide rapidly to create the beak's mass. In chickens, these two areas gradually converge into one area on the distal end of the beak, creating a sharp, growing tip. In ducks, two such proliferative zones remain, creating a wider, bigger beak....."

http://harrisonsbirdfoods.com/learningcenter/ae21.pdf
repair of a split beak (including purchase info) illustrated

 

[al6517]

Very help information, the articles were good, thanks.

AL