Normal wattles?

[NewChickenmama06]

I have a 6 week old mixed chick that was hatched from my hens eggs in a incubator. I noticed that her wattles look weird. Attached a picture. She also has a slight cross beak. Do her wattles look weird or is it me?

 

[RossAcres]

I cant really tell from the picture, but they seem fine. She is still growing, so just keep an eye on them for any irregularities.

 

[The Coop Crew]

Cross beak chicks have my heart I have a cross beak and we just love her so much!

 

[NewChickenmama06]

I cant really tell from the picture, but they seem fine. She is still growing, so just keep an eye on them for any irregularities.

Ok thank you. They definitely look different from her siblings.

 

[NewChickenmama06]

Cross beak chicks have my heart I have a cross beak and we just love her so much!

This one is such a sweetheart . I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to clip her beak. She is having a hard time picking up food. I did clip it a bit, but terrified I'll hit the quick because it's so tiny. Any suggestions?

 

[NewChickenmama06]

Cross beak chicks have my heart I have a cross beak and we just love her so much!

Awww i just read your article and Dorothy is adorable! It was super helpful too!

 

[The Coop Crew]

Awww i just read your article and Dorothy is adorable! It was super helpful too!

Thank you! She’s our spoiled girl for sure
I’m glad it was helpful

 

[The Coop Crew]

This one is such a sweetheart . I am having a hard time trying to figure out how to clip her beak. She is having a hard time picking up food. I did clip it a bit, but terrified I'll hit the quick because it's so tiny. Any suggestions?

I use nail clippers as I’m sure you read! There will come a time where you probably will hit the quick I’ve done it but there was very minimal bleeding and Dorothy didn’t seem bothered by it.
But try some wet mash and see if she can scoop that up and then maybe you won’t need to trim it until she gets a little bigger

 

[rosemarythyme]

It's not the wattles. I think this looks more like the lower beak is deformed so the chick's tongue is slipping down into the throat which is causing that bump out you see below the beak. Trying to remember... someone had a thread a few days ago about a similar case...

Okay, I found it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-beak.1631296/ - post #4 has links to 2 other threads with the same issue so you can compare.

 

[NewChickenmama06]

It's not the wattles. I think this looks more like the lower beak is deformed so the chick's tongue is slipping down into the throat which is causing that bump out you see below the beak. Trying to remember... someone had a thread a few days ago about a similar case...

Okay, I found it: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/chicks-beak.1631296/ - post #4 has links to 2 other threads with the same issue so you can compare.

Ugh, thank you. She was totally fine when she hatched. She is full of pep and loves playing with her siblings. She follows me around and is just the sweetest little girl.
To top it of, one of our hens didn't come back tonight after free ranging in the yard.