The Adventure of the Drake with the Twisted Lip...

[TexasTurkeyMama]

...or bill.

My duck reference is Holderread's "Storey's Guide" on ducks. His opinion on twisted bills is they are not inherited but rather they are caused by trauma to the bill that caused it to twist as the duckling grew.

Is there any other information on twisted bills in the literature?

Regards,
Julie, the TexasTurkeyMama

 

[chickens really]

Pictures?

 

[Dandy's mom]

...or bill.

My duck reference is Holderread's "Storey's Guide" on ducks. His opinion on twisted bills is they are not inherited but rather they are caused by trauma to the bill that caused it to twist as the duckling grew.

Is there any other information on twisted bills in the literature?

Regards,
Julie, the TexasTurkeyMama

So it's my understanding, that duck bills are similar to our fingernails and equine hoofs. If there was trauma to the nail bed, the nail grows out misshapen or with irregularities. Might be the same w your ducky's bill.
Here is a website I found that has some info that could help.
https://www.beautyofbirds.com/beakdeformities.html

 

[TexasTurkeyMama]

Thanks for the link to the article. These are the pictures of the drake.

 

[Jpat]

i love em

 

[Jpat]

i love em!

 

[Jpat]

i love em!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

...or bill.

My duck reference is Holderread's "Storey's Guide" on ducks. His opinion on twisted bills is they are not inherited but rather they are caused by trauma to the bill that caused it to twist as the duckling grew.

Is there any other information on twisted bills in the literature?

Regards,
Julie, the TexasTurkeyMama

To me... that would be just an opinion. I would NOT choose to breed him... without further scientific evidence that it is not hereditary....

UNLESS you saw a noticeable trauma when he was growing, just not worth the risk to me.

But, your drake is still a cutie, what's his name?

 

[Brahma Chicken5000]

Looks like the duck equivalent of cross beak.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Does he have any problem eating usually a deep bowl for scooping helps, such a cutie