Parrot beak and lump in olive egger cross

[Tayfle]

Hi, I have an olive egger cross around 4 weeks old that has a parrot shaped beak. It's just started to develop this extra skin that's more of a lump than a wattle. It very soft and the chick doesn't seem to have any other issues as of yet.

Any thoughts on if the lump is because of the beak or if it's something more? Seems to be more swollen o the right side.

Thanks

 

[Wyorp Rock]

It may be because of her beak.

Can you tell if the lump is formed by a pocket inside the beak under the tongue or is it exclusively attached to the outside?
Hard or soft?

How well does she eat? Are you needing to tube or hand feed her?
Is she gaining weight?

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Hi! Oh goodness, I just saw two threads about chicks like this. They were Easter eggers.
I need to find them. I'll link them in my next reply.

The issue was that the upper beak continues growing while the lower beak does not. The lump is the back of the chick's tongue.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Thread 'Easter egger tongue in throat.' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/easter-egger-tongue-in-throat.1544836/

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Thread '9wo Easter Egger chick with beak/neck issue' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/9wo-easter-egger-chick-with-beak-neck-issue.1479249/

 

[artbykarenehaley]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-chick-with-growth.1539580/post-25976388

 

[artbykarenehaley]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/help-chick-with-growth.1539580/post-25976388

This particular thread is the one that details the most done to fix the issue.

 

[Tayfle]

It may be because of her beak.

Can you tell if the lump is formed by a pocket inside the beak under the tongue or is it exclusively attached to the outside?
Hard or soft?

How well does she eat? Are you needing to tube or hand feed her?
Is she gaining weight?

It's very soft almost like extra skin. It bothers her when I touch it but just that it sticks it s tongue out kind of. She eats normal and drinks normal and is the same size as the other chicks she's hatched with.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

Can I ask you which hatchery she is from?

 

[Tayfle]

Can I ask you which hatchery she is from?

No hatchery, came from my own flock