Should I be concerned about this beak?

[margiejoe]

Hello! This is one of my 2.5 month old roosters. Today, I noticed that he has a bit of an underbeak. I am not sure if he's always had it, tried to look back at pictures to see but he has two identical brothers and I can't really tell (his brothers' beaks look fine). It doesn't seem to be preventing him from eating and drinking, and he is the same size as his brothers. I'm also currently trying to find him a new home and thinking this may not be a good selling point for him as it's probably not a good thing for mating right? Can it get progressively worse? Should I try to correct it, and how? Thanks for your advice!

 

[nuthatched]

Does he have access to rough stuff to wipe his brakes on? It can be trimmed. But its not too bad yet.

 

[margiejoe]

Does he have access to rough stuff to wipe his brakes on? It can be trimmed. But its not too bad yet.

Thanks for your response. I've seen him wipe it on the ground, which in some places is grass, some places georgia red clay.. Is there something else I can add to the run that would be better?

 

[nuthatched]

Thanks for your response. I've seen him wipe it on the ground, which in some places is grass, some places georgia red clay.. Is there something else I can add to the run that would be better?

A brick, a paver or a river rock, or something like that, all are easy fixes.

 

[margiejoe]

A brick, a paver or a river rock, or something like that, all are easy fixes.

Ok, thank you, they actually did already have a couple bricks in their run.