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Yours reminds me of mine! She eats and drinks totally fine, thank goodness! She is a RIR and her name is Pepper.Here is my crossbeak Quasimodo, a silkie/sizzle.
This was when she was a bit younger but her face is much more curved now. I have been filing it down frequently, attempting to shape it as I go to keep it from getting horribly twisted. So far she has been able to keep up with her flock mates just fine, eating and pecking like an ordinary chicken. I still leave a tub that she can climb into but she eats out of the regular feeder just fine.![]()
Feed to the entire flock. Depending on your flock size, put 2 day's worth of dry food in a bucket (or jar if you have a few chicks) add enough water to cover the feed, and then an inch or two. Add a glug (1/4 cup) of Unpasteurized apple cider vinegar with mother. It is sold by Heinz, Braggs and other companies in most stores. Stir. Warm water speeds up the process.
The first time takes about a day to ferment. After that it is about six hours. Stir twice a day. Add feed and water (no more ACV) daily. Most chickens take to it immediately. They will begin eating less food (saving $$) after about a month.
This will add healthy weight/size.
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Huh. I have no idea. The only thing that could even be wrong is not enough water to get the feed wet enough. I am sure it is warm enough there! (if you go to the Flying J in your area, say hi to my DH's cousin, Darla).
I am seriously stumped. And the chickens not liking it? It may take a few days, but they usually are excited thinking it is a treat, and love the idea of wet feed.
I had a discussion with a friend regarding the possible causes of crossbeak. In my reading I understand it is the growing fetus's orientation in the egg that results in the deformation of the skull. Given that this might be a cause, do any of you think that the egg shape might then be a possible cause of the other than optimal orientation of the developing fetus? I get some eggs from my hens that are very long and narrow. Could such shell shape limit developing fetal orientation and therefore be a cause of crossbeak babies?
Just a thought and I like to hear what others think? If this is so perhaps a preventative measure might be to not brood such long, narrow eggs.