My new Roo has a cracked beak!!

[Cluck4Me]

This morning I noticed that my new 8 month old Blue Laced Red Wyandotte Roo (we adopted him 2 weeks ago?) has a large crack on his top beak!

He seems to get along wonderfully with my small flock, so I can't even imagine how this happened...
The crack starts about half way from the top of his beak, and extends on both sides. Let's just say, it almost looks as if it would snap off if someone tried to grab his beak.
He's eating and drinking, and there's no evidence of dried blood, etc.
What happened? Could this be the result of poor nutrition prior to us adopting him?
Here's the big question...will his beak eventually grow back if it snaps off at the crack?
I'm so worried...we adore him!

- Sandy

 

[Mahonri]

Call me crazy but I'd probably try to use a small amount of packaging tape (and maybe even some crazy glue) to hold it together... is it just the upper beak and how far does the crack extend?

PLEASE, DON'T tape or glue the upper and lower together!

Could you show us a picture?

 

[Cluck4Me]

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/7569/dsc01692g.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/130/dsc01693i.jpg
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7856/dsc01694j.jpg

I tried to upload the pics, but the only way to see the crack in his beak in detail and up close is to follow the links...does our forum place a size limit on pics?
I can't believe how still he was for these pics! Good boy...
The last pic shows he and the hens enjoying some yogurt sprinkled with feed...my way of offering some soft food.

 

[MoodyChicken]

I think he'd grow that back if it falls off. It would be slow, but he should.