Scissor beak hen not able to eat

[MagpieDucks]

I have a little scissor beak hen I bought and she is about 4 months old now and was eating ok until we this morning she is weak and obviously can get her food. I give
Them
Chopped tomatoes and squash in afternoon as a treat and she dives into it and now I know it's because she is starving. What can I do to help her eat

Can you post a picture?

 

[spicewood chick]

Can you post a picture?

 

[spicewood chick]

I did make an oatmeal consistency from her food and water and she hit it like crazy and seemed to be able to eat that and used a dropper and bought chicken electrolytes and gave her some of that. I trimmed a tiny bit off of her top beak but not sure how much that will help

 

[Chickassan]

Oh wow, that almost looks like it was broken and healed that way rather than scissor beak. Poor girl, glad you're looking out for her.

 

[lazy gardener]

IMO, she is so seriously deformed that you would either have to tube feed her, or euthanize her. sorry. She's loosing condition b/c she can't eat enough to meet her basic needs.

 

[spicewood chick]

Oh wow, that almost looks like it was broken and healed that way rather than scissor beak. Poor girl, glad you're looking out for her.

 

[spicewood chick]

Well the breeder I got her from has the boys that catch her chickens by slamming down huge nets and i remember them slamming one down over her and wondered if they ever hurt any by doing that. It was slighting like this when we brought her home at 6 weeks old then got worse pretty fast. Breaks my heart, wonder if she is in pain but she eats when she can get it like it doesn't hurt so dont know

 

[Mrs. K]

I had one, when they are small, they can keep up. But as they grow, their body requires more food, and overtime, they cannot eat enough to maintain the body. They are slowly starving to death.

I do not believe you can trim this to improve eating, and even with food modification I think she will fail to thrive. I agree with Lazy Gardener, it is time for the coop de grace.

 

[lazy gardener]

IMO, that is a deformity, not an injury. Scissor beak often starts out very mild, but it is not just a beak deformity. It is also a skull deformity. So as the bird grows, the deformity becomes more and more severe. As for using a fish net to catch birds, sometimes that is the easiest and most humane way to catch a bird. Better to net one than chase her around to the point of exhaustion. Unless you are prepared to learn how to tube feed her, culling would be the most humane option.

 

[spicewood chick]

I'm so sad, today she was doing well it seemed but tonight she couldn't find her way up the ramp to the coop where they nest and I think she's dying for sure. If she's alive tomorrow morning I will take her to my vet to have her put down.