split beak question

[berkeleysprings]

i have a young wheaten marans hen and she has a slight spilt in just the tip of her top beak right down the center so my question is it a genetic thing she might pass on ?
will it get worse ?
i can hardly see it

 

[lotzahenz]

I would doubt a "split" beak is genetic, but there is no way to know for sure. I'd trim it with pliers and maybe file it down smooth, like a rough fingernail. Once the split has been removed, see if it returns. Sorry, not much more I know about this. HenZ

 

[gottalovemychickens]

i wouldnt do that if its split all the way up because if you go to cut then it will split even bigger

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Use superglue to glue the split together, and a nail file to smooth any rough edges.

 

[gottalovemychickens]

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yeah that would be more like it

 

[HenNewbie]

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Did you try the super glue? Did it work? I have a 22 wk old Buff Orphington with a split beak... thus the Q.