First cross beak chick

[tsperry88]

2 weeks old. I don't know how, but she seems to eat and drink with no special assistance, and is still the largest of her age group.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

That's great. Just keep an eye on her as she grows. As the beak changes it may become harder for her to eat.

 

[sanderson76]

We got our first ever cross beak this past May. It started showing when she was around 2-3 weeks old. She was smaller than the rest. After figuring out what would help her she does great. My husband made her a nipple waterer and I always wet her food. We file her beak down every 4-6 weeks if she seems to struggle. I tend to baby her (she’s 13 weeks old now) but just the other day I caught her drinking out of the water bowl instead of the nipple waterer. All this time I thought she couldn’t do it. sometimes she tried to eat the hard food. I’m not sure how much she gets, but they always have soft food so I know she gets enough.

 

[MilesFluffybutt]

She's a cutie, @sanderson76 . I imagine since her bottom beak is normal she is able to scoop food and water with the aide of her tongue. I keep trying to find a watering system that works for my boy, but I think his deformity is too severe which caused is tongue to be in a weird place.