Overgrown chick beak

[Tiffy316]

One of my chicks seems to have an overgrown beak. Should I trim it or leave it like it is. The others don't seem to have this, and I'm worried about how well she'll be able to eat like that.

 

[nuthatched]

it looks more like an over bite than overgrown to me, not sure what to do about that.

 

[Eggcessive]

Nuthatched may be right about it being an overbite. You could put a large rock inside her brooder and a bigger one later for her to brush her beak on to keep it worn down. Chickens usually ‘wipe’ their beaks after they eat. I don’t think that I would trim or file it down because she is too young.

Make sure that she is getting enough food, and you can weigh her on a kitchen gram scales to keep tract of it. Wetting a small amount of the feed in a little bowl may make it easier to eat if she is having problems.

 

[Tiffy316]

She seems like she has a lot if energy. I'm not sure about putting a rock in the chick box bc it is kinda small and she's got a sister with an injured or deformed leg, and I don't want her to trio on it. Why wouldn't I be able to file it down?