Hatching (Potential) Crossbeak chick--Correctable?

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I am hatching a new batch of easter eggers from a batch of girls I've had for a few years. Just this morning, the first egg pipped and I am very excited for this year's hatch to start. But when I looked closer at the pip a few hours later I could see the beak a little better. It looks like it might already be showing signs of being a crossbeak--and it's not even out of the egg yet. I know this means that the chick will grow with a very severe crossbeak as it gets older, but I was wondering if there is any way to correct it when it is this young?

Also a side note--this is the third crossbeak I've had in the lineage of this batch of easter eggers. When I first ordered the originals, one of them turned up being a crossbeak and died before she was fully fledged. The problem didn't come up until again last year, I had a chick in the 2nd-4th generation from that batch, but she wasn't even directly related to the first one that died. And now this unhatched one that may potentially have it, and I know that she is not directly descended from my living crossbeak (who hasn't started laying yet. I also DO know who's egg it is. This particular egg is a 4th gen from the originals).

Thanks in advance for any advice.

 

[troyer]

We have had various crossbeaks and have never been able to correct them. We have done some experimenting with breeding from crossbeaks and have found that a crossbeak will produce crossbeaks. Not all of their offspring were crossbeak, but enough of them that we decided not to hatch from her again. The hens' sisters and brothers tend toward producing crossbeaks as well.
If you don't want crossbeaks you will have to select eggs from the ones that have never had crossbeak problems.
The hens we have had the most problems with are the Ameraucaunas and Easter Eggers.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

Unfortunately, the chick has rotated in the shell to begin pipping, so I can't see the beak anymore. I will try to post a picture after it hatches though. Today or tomorrow.

Ok! Best of luck

 

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We have had various crossbeaks and have never been able to correct them. We have done some experimenting with breeding from crossbeaks and have found that a crossbeak will produce crossbeaks. Not all of their offspring were crossbeak, but enough of them that we decided not to hatch from her again. The hens' sisters and brothers tend toward producing crossbeaks as well.
If you don't want crossbeaks you will have to select eggs from the ones that have never had crossbeak problems.
The hens we have had the most problems with are the Ameraucaunas and Easter Eggers.

Most of our hatching girls are Ameraucaunas and Easter Egger mixes and descents.

 

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Is there anyway to correct it if you catch it the first day or two?

 

[troyer]

Is there anyway to correct it if you catch it the first day or two?

We were never able to correct it. Maybe you could, it sure wouldn't hurt to try.

 

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I hope you know which hen gave you that crossbeak chick cause she carries the genetic profile for that issue.

All her babies will carry that gene, some will develop crossbeak and some won't.

The chick hatching now that may be potentially crossbeak comes from a line I have been watching closely. It is from one of the originals who was killed by a hawk. Her daughter was the only egg of hers I managed to get a hen from, and she died later from egg block. I hatched one of her eggs before that though, and the hen that layed the egg hatching now is her daughter. I have never had a case of cross-beak in this particular lineage.

 

[Quarterhorses1]

Can you post a pic ?

 

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Can you post a pic ?

Unfortunately, the chick has rotated in the shell to begin pipping, so I can't see the beak anymore. I will try to post a picture after it hatches though. Today or tomorrow.

 

[picklestheduck]

What methods could be tried at least? Ive never dealt with it but have a very potential minor case in an Easter egger chick of mine. Good luck with your chick, and I hope it works out for you.