Scissor beak

[Adiii]

Hey there,
So one of my chicks who is around 14 weeks old has developed scissor beak but the rest of her siblings are perfectly fine. Could this be due to injury? Or malnutrition? Not sure what steps to take as it can’t eat properly so I’m feeding it a homemade paste of seeds and various other things which it is eating but I have to separate it from the flock when feeding.

 

[ellenscoop]

Here is some info and case stories about scissors beak, which should help answer some of your questions - http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/scissors-beak

 

[Colberon]

Hey there,
So one of my chicks who is around 14 weeks old has developed scissor beak but the rest of her siblings are perfectly fine. Could this be due to injury? Or malnutrition? Not sure what steps to take as it can’t eat properly so I’m feeding it a homemade paste of seeds and various other things which it is eating but I have to separate it from the flock when feeding.

We have a severe scissor beak that has taught herself to be able to eat in drink well. We have a deep dish screwed to the wall of the coop that has flock raiser crumbles in one side and water in the other. (I will admit, sometimes we do spoil her by making her "mash", which is made from the flock raiser crumbles, mashed bananas and warm water, she absolutely loves it!)