Hen with crooked beak

Ourminizoo2021

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I have a very sweet hen with a crooked beak it's not severe I'd say since she can eat and drink on her own.. shes doesn't eat any table scraps I give them though..anyway the issue is the others tend to bully her I think it might be because she doesn't go outside with them and when they come back in the shed it's like she's an 'outsider' ...( They have lots of room in the shed to seperate) maybe I should make more areas she can escape to if needed? her feathers are pretty rough I think she's molting still (I live in northern NB) she does look kind of dirty it doesn't help she won't go outside for dust bath either. I just would like to have your thoughts about it..I just want to make sure I'm doing everything I can to make her as healthy as possible.. My husband thinks she's fine that I'm over reacting lol
 
Do you have pictures of her? It's often hard for chickens with cross beak to eat enough to sustain their weight. Adding a little bit of water to the feed and making it more of a mash can help them eat it. What does your shed/run look like? It helps if there are obstacles and clutter in it to give her places to hide if she's getting picked on, not just a lot of space.
Here's a thread about it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/#post-21588571
 
Crossbeaked birds can also struggle to groom themselves well, so that may be contributing to her issues. Since you mentioned she prefers to stay inside, but have a lot of space inside, maybe try putting in a shallow bin of dirt in the coop for her to dust bathe in?
 
Do you have pictures of her? It's often hard for chickens with cross beak to eat enough to sustain their weight. Adding a little bit of water to the feed and making it more of a mash can help them eat it. What does your shed/run look like? It helps if there are obstacles and clutter in it to give her places to hide if she's getting picked on, not just a lot of space.
Here's a thread about it:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/a-cluttered-run.1323792/#post-21588571
Yes here some pics I tried to get good ones lol
 

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Just a little update... I decided to carry her out yesterday and bring her where the others like to roam around and she seemed to be good and she stayed with them ( usually she runs back to the shed ) ...when it gets dark they know to go in the shed for the night so we close the door but last night when we went to the shed she was still outside by herself ! I'm thinking shes new to the routine so she had no clue what to do lol. Anyway we brought her in thankfully she just lets us pick her up (she loves the cuddle up against us and rest her head on us that's why we named her honey she's so sweet :love)
 

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