Katanahamon
Songster
- Jun 25, 2021
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18 week old, 15 strong flock kept in large run. Fed all organic starter crumble, dark leafy greens, bsf larvae, watermelon, tomato, nutrition is great. Problem..they’re getting ready to lay, it’s been a super hot summer, today one of my Speckled Sussex was in the coop, I looked closer, looks like her top beak is cracked at the end. She was acting weird. One Bielefelders acted like she was stalking her..also weird, then noticed Bielefelders had a line of dried blood on her comb. What is this weirdness between two of the least dominant, sweet to me birds? I interact with them, make sure they have cool water, they are pampered. They have roosts in the run, can go under the coop for more shade, run is covered due to extreme heat. Do cracked beaks pose a big problem, or just something that happen..?