Has anyone seen a ducks bill like this?

Feb 5, 2022
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This is Rose she is a three year old swedish blue and her bill is messed up. It has been this way since She was a baby.
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Here is a picture of the other side of her bill.
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She loves to be in the water, even in ten degree weather.
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this is how she gets her food I make sure the food scoop is filled half way that way she isn't hitting her bill against the bottom of the scooper, and then while she eats I stand near her so the other ducks don't try stealing all of her food when she is not finished. As soon as she walks away from it though then I let the rest of them finish what she couldn't or didn't want to get, and all I do is put their feed pellets in the case of the picture a all flock feed, in the feed scoop. And then make sure Rose gets however much she wants.
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I am pretty sure She was getting after a chicken.
We have recently put them on all flock and all the chickens and ducks seem to be happier as well as healthier. But I am sure I need to add extra to her diet so she can gain more weight. She feels heavy but that's just because of her breed, I know she doesn't have enough weight on her because her you can feel her keel really well at least the last time I was able to pick her up, which I don't know how long ago that was. Yesterday I kinda wanted to give her a scrambled egg which I have never made eggs for them before, I never thought that they would like scrambled eggs as a treat. And (I never made a egg for her yesterday) but I think you can get the gist of what I am saying here. So what should I add to her diet, and should I make the feed pellets she eats moist or make it a practical porridge, I think that sounds like a bad idea though. Because that might get stuck on her nares. She is also very skittish the only time she comes up to me is when I have food and during the summer, if I stand or sit out there for a long time she and all the other three year old ducks will nibble on me and my shoes, and Kiki and Luna both are chickens btw also like to come peck at my hands and shoes.
Any advise, suggestions, recommendations is helpful. And since everyone likes too compliment Rose, you are perfectly welcome to do that too.:) Thank you in advance!
 

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