New chicken mom!

[Rodna]

I have eight 10-week old Golden Sex Link chicks. One little chick looks like she’s got a long upper beak, a really small lower beak and below that it looks like wattles under the skin. She’s 1/3 the size of the rest of her tribe. She’s drinks pretty well, but has issues getting food. I have clipped her beak a bit but it seems to grow back. I posted on BYC FB page and someone said her jaw looks deformed and possibly no tongue. I have tried making more of a liquidy food but she won’t take from a syringe. I’m not sure what else to try. I’ve attached a pic that I hope with explanation.

 

[500Chickens]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Something also look wrong with her throat. Try giving her a mash in a bowl and see how she does scooping it out.

 

[sourland]

The upper beak needs clipping - this will be necessary throughout her lifetime. Moistened feed in a deep dish may be easier for her to eat.

 

[Debbie292d]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I have a similar bird, now a hen, that started out crossbeak, now isn't as much, but just has a very fast-growing top beak. We use one of those fingernail dremel kits you can get from Chewy or Amazon.

Her dry crumbles are in a deep dish, and they may look like they're eating, but if you look close, 3/4 of it falls back out. That's why they need wet sloppy crumbles in a deep dish so their beak doesn't hit the bottom.

We're glad you're here!

 

[Rodna]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

Something also look wrong with her throat. Try giving her a mash in a bowl and see how she does scooping it out.

I’ll try mash in a deeper bowl. Thanks!

 

[007Sean]

Howdy, and Welcome to Backyard Chickens.

Happy to have you here with us. Enjoy your time here at BYC!

Thanks for joining our community!

 

[Rodna]

The upper beak needs clipping - this will be necessary throughout her lifetime. Moistened feed in a deep dish may be easier for her to eat.

Is it better to clip it or should I try filing it? It does seem to keep growing.

 

[janiedoe]

Welcome to BYC. Have you opened her beak and looked inside her mouth to see if her tongue is there and working?

 

[Rodna]

Hiya, and welcome to BYC!

I have a similar bird, now a hen, that started out crossbeak, now isn't as much, but just has a very fast-growing top beak. We use one of those fingernail dremel kits you can get from Chewy or Amazon.

Her dry crumbles are in a deep dish, and they may look like they're eating, but if you look close, 3/4 of it falls back out. That's why they need wet sloppy crumbles in a deep dish so their beak doesn't hit the bottom.

We're glad you're here!

I noticed that she does scoop a lot out. I put some wet mash stuff in a bowl & she wouldn’t touch it — but the others ate it up. I’ll put it in a deeper dish & put her in my herself.