Vet Call #1 Nice Hen Was Born With A Crossed Beak

[Spice Glen Hens]

Lets make a great new thread called Vet Call.
We can help each other and have expert advice..
I want to tell a few Vet Type stories. I hope others post their Vet calls, and I will as well.
We need a Vet and surgery / Rehab section to address serious illness in your flock.
I will start with this informative Vet type post. We answer each post with help.

I loved this forum for years and like writing stories. Thank you.

Spice Glen Ranch News

November 10/ 2012

Chicken Crossed Beak Notes and Scientific Medical Observations ​

Nice Hen Was Born With A Crossed Beak by Ron Shanko

I have seen this several times. It can be fatal, or cause weight loss. The crossed beak chicken can't eat enough to grow or survive.
I have to watch her. She looks good now. Growing strong. She is still in the indoor baby brooder box.​

4 week old Cukoo Maran pullet

She is friendly. (As they often are if deformed). ​

As long as she can eat, she will survive.

Sadly, the chickens favorite thing to do is peck, so she will be developmentally stunted I think from not being able to peck at seeds, grass and bugs. ​

I wish there was a snip and tie operation that vets could do to fix this.

I just couldn't stand to hurt the little bird if it didn't fix it.
I had another cute crossed beak hen once that was so sweet. I found her dead the day after I thought she looked weak. I planned to help her the next day. It was dark when I thought about it.
The next morning she was dead. She told me. I should have brought her into the baby brooding box in the house.
I'm sorry.

I will try to help this one to survive.​

Ron


Chicken Atlas Is A Chick Saver

Hi Bobby,

Look at this, I will send you a prototype one to test.
I'll test my prototype stand on my bantam rooster that a hawk hurt.

Thanks,

Ron

I will post more interesting info and I welcome any input.

Loving dreams,

Ron Shanko
Spice Glen Ranch,
Lower Lake, Ca​