Hooked Beak??

[BriskRooster]

The hooked beak can be what is remaining of what is called the egg tooth. This is a hook to the beak to assist the chick with breaking open the egg shell. This egg tooth is usually supposed to wear off with in a couple days.
Any small coarse type nail file will do with helping to file this hook off. If u are concerned over how to restrain the bird to do the procedure the best way is to tape the wings, head, neck and legs to a counter top or a sturdy board big enough to tape to. You can Google these procedures as we use this all the time to restrain birds who need radiographs (x-ray) taken and the bird can not move. This is very safe, effective and humane way of restraining birds.

the egg tooth is not on the tip... it sits on top of the beak and drops off soon after hatching.

 

[Tomomi M]

Thank you, jenn2626. I am going to have to study how to tape the wings, head, neck, and legs so that when the time comes, I can file the beak efficiently and harmlessly. I hope I can find a YouTube video on that.

This morning, I softened chick food, placed in a deeper dish, and gave it to Emma. She was really going at it. Such a simple thing makes a big difference and I never thought about it. Advice only comes from experience. Thank you all!

 

[hwd2002]

I mean it eats meat.

 

[Tomomi M]

I see you mean hooked-beak birds like eagles and hawks. Do chickens eat meat other than insects? My 3 grown-up hens eat their own eggs. That's another story... I need to make a mustard-stuffed eggs some time.

 

[gander007]

I see you mean hooked-beak birds like eagles and hawks. Do chickens eat meat other than insects? My 3 grown-up hens eat their own eggs. That's another story... I need to make a mustard-stuffed eggs some time.

Try ceramic egg's they are sold on e-bay it worked on my chicken's but the hawks will take them I found out so now I just use them in the coop...


Yes chickens eat meat I let my free rangers finish off the ribs when we have them ...

 

[Tomomi M]

I am hoping that I am posting at the right place. I just wanted to give you some updates regarding the hooked beak of my baby chick (used to be).



It was 2 months ago when I asked for a help regarding one of my chicks hooked beak problem. She was 2 months old at that time. I thought about filing her upper beak might be the only solution but I was afraid of harming her by restraining her to do so. One of you advised me to moisten her chick food so that she could sink her beaks into the food. I've done that this past 2 months every day and she is still much smaller than other chicks, but she is for sure growing. And I just noticed, her upper beak is not hooked any more. I don't think I have to do anything! As you can see, she even has her earlobe purple!




I wanted to thank you for advises you've given me. Also I bought some ceramic eggs for our adults. It's been above 100°F lately, they don't seem to be interested in brooding nor laying eggs period. Will see what happens when it gets cooler. Thank you!!!

Tomomi

 

[gander007]

I am hoping that I am posting at the right place. I just wanted to give you some updates regarding the hooked beak of my baby chick (used to be).



It was 2 months ago when I asked for a help regarding one of my chicks hooked beak problem. She was 2 months old at that time. I thought about filing her upper beak might be the only solution but I was afraid of harming her by restraining her to do so. One of you advised me to moisten her chick food so that she could sink her beaks into the food. I've done that this past 2 months every day and she is still much smaller than other chicks, but she is for sure growing. And I just noticed, her upper beak is not hooked any more. I don't think I have to do anything! As you can see, she even has her earlobe purple!




I wanted to thank you for advises you've given me. Also I bought some ceramic eggs for our adults. It's been above 100°F lately, they don't seem to be interested in brooding nor laying eggs period. Will see what happens when it gets cooler. Thank you!!!

Tomomi

Thank you for the update and your chicken looks just fine today ....

 

[carriec2293]

This little chick is my hook beaked baby. I just noticed her beak was strange looking compared to the rest of the chicks. I figure the best option to give her a chance is to separate her from the rest of the chicks and try to feed her with a syringe. Any other suggestions. Letting her die or killing her off is definitely not an option.

 

[gander007]

This little chick is my hook beaked baby. I just noticed her beak was strange looking compared to the rest of the chicks. I figure the best option to give her a chance is to separate her from the rest of the chicks and try to feed her with a syringe. Any other suggestions. Letting her die or killing her off is definitely not an option.

Well first let me

great to have you joining the BYC flock

I have worked with a few with this problem but I found the best way is to soak the feed in water or even cook it on low temp to soften up the feed for better consumption and a small cooking pan is what I serve the feed in as it is much easer for them to eat from conpaired to eatting of the ground ......

I hope this helped you out a little .........





gander007

This pour young lady lost her top beak and with several months of work she learned to eat again and is still alive after more then a year from the time of her enjury and lives with the rest of the flock and fat and happy ......

 

[carriec2293]

Thankyou for the information! Any advice for helping her actually eat? She has done nothing but sleep and sit in the same spot since I got her away from the other chicks and probably before I separated her. I read to give a mix of water and honey but that is obviously temporary. I don't want to over feed her or under feed her. Ahh so much! D: