What to do with this little guy?

[LizGio]

Meet Bing Crossbeak!
He has a pretty serious case of cross beak. I don't plan on keeping any of my boys. I take them to a rooster relief farm where roosters more or less fend for themselves. They have shelter food and water but I'm not sure how much individual attention they receive due to the high number of roos. As of now he's very active and I don't assist him eating or drinking. I'm willing to let his beak grow out to see if I can file it down but it's pretty severe. What would you do? I've never culled a bird and he seems ok as of now. Should I take him to the shelter when I take the rest of the boys in a few weeks and let him have his chance? Or would it be more merciful to cull and spare him from potential issues?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I've certainly seen more severe cases. But without being monitored closely, he doesn't really have a chance to be blunt. Once he gets too long (a real risk), it will just snowball

 

[rosemarythyme]

Hard to say - it's actually not that bad right now so if it doesn't worsen too much more, he might be fine as is without any additional help.