Yes it is really strange the way it does it. Some of them actually have the beak eaten away. So far they have all recovered with no problems. My mom's had an actual hole in it but she seems to be getting better.Did you have a problem with the beaks being soft afterwards? My for Barnevelder rooster had a huge pock (is that a word?) on his back and now everywhere the pock(?) was is soft with no hard beak "shell" left. Do you know if it'll regrow?