Suddenly Crossbeaked Pullet? I Need Some Help.

[FlipFlopFarmer6279]

I went on a few errands for about two hours. When I got home I checked on the chickens. One of my pullets, Nugget was stuck between the wall of the run and the wall of a smaller run I had put inside the first one for the pullets. I got her out and apparently she "got" crossbeak in the two hours that I was gone! I thought it was a genetic thing but apparently not. I have never had a chicken like this and have no idea what to do. I hand fed her food to make sure she could still eat. It looked like she was eating but I'm not sure how much of it actually got in her mouth. She also had a scab on the top of her beak. I have six older pullets, one of which (Peggy) is not very nice. Is it possible for her to have pecked Nugget so hard the her beak got crossed? I'm obviously planning on keeping her since she's my sweetest chicken. but I need a few pointers on taking care of her.

 

[FlipFlopFarmer6279]

Also not sure if she's a girl...so that would be helpful too.

 

[Eggcessive]

It looks like her beak may be broken or fractured, not crossbeak. It may have happened when she was stuck. I would recommend a vet or avian vet who could try to repair the beak. Feeding mushy chicken feed with water in a taller bowl, and change it twice a day so that it doesn’t spoil. Try crumbles as well. Here is a link about beak problems for help:
https://the-chicken-chick.com/repairing-chickens-broken-beak/

Here are a couple of threads with similar fractures:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...ok-pictures-warning-its-a-bit-graphic.847112/

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/beak-broken.1291872/

 

[FlipFlopFarmer6279]

Thank you. I'll see if I can find an avian vet in my area.

 

[Eggcessive]

Sometimes a lower pecking order chicken will run from others and get stuck behind objects in the coop. She might have been pecked as well. Let us know how she gets along.

 

[Swbertrand1]

Dislocation of the lower beak was the first thing that came to mind for me, even before seeing the photos, but based on your description that she was caught between the walls of two runs.

Avian vet would be helpful. Running a quick search using "Avian vet Ohio" yielded this:
https://search.yahoo.com/local/s;_y...TYxMV8xBHNlYwNzYw--?p=avian+vet+Ohio&fr=yfp-t