New chick with scissor beak

[Duckduckgoosie]

My friend just noticed this little Silverudd I just hatched has scissorbeak.

Anything to help it not worsen?

Pet only. Already very attached. She’s one day old.

 

[nchls school]

Scissor beaks do not wear down naturally. You will need to trim the beak as it grows and throughout the bird's life.. This will help the situation from getting worse. A sharp finger nail clipper works well for this.

 

[PNWskye]

Sorry about the crossbeak. Good news is you found it early. There is a fantastic FB group that I’m on. They are very good with vet advice. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossbeakandspecialneeds/?ref=share

 

[rosemarythyme]

Can't really do much about it and it's likely to get worse, so best you can do is try and meet the bird's needs by making sure it can eat and drink with minimal issue (i.e. wet feed in a deep dish is ideal), and helping to keep the beak's growth in check. Emery board works well for beak maintenance and reshaping.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I had a cross beak. It started out normal but got worse. I also was send a chick from a hatchery that was missing an eye once, and it became a cross beak. (They re-credited him.) I did keep him because he was very sweet and acted like a regular bird. I didn't breed him though.

 

[Duckduckgoosie]

Sorry about the crossbeak. Good news is you found it early. There is a fantastic FB group that I’m on. They are very good with vet advice. https://www.facebook.com/groups/crossbeakandspecialneeds/?ref=share

Oh thank you, just submitted. That looks great.