aggie2013
In the Brooder
- Sep 20, 2016
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Backround first.
I bought a dozen ameraucana eggs from a registered breeder online. First problem was the eggs were 5 days late so she added 2 for free. My hen hatched 6 of the 9 I gave her. None of the 5 I put in my bator hatched. Fast forward a week and I noticed these two have weird beaks. I looked it up and found that it is called scissor beak and its genetic. When I told the breeder of the issue she replied she knows she has a problem in that pen.
She couldn't tell me which one of hers is throwing it. Yet she still sold me these eggs.
So my question is. If two out of 6 have scissor beak is it worth it to keep the others for breeding?
Also, what can I go to help these two out? They are still eating for now but it's getting worse.