Beak has a tooth?

[Carladelida]

Can someone tell me what's going on here? I swear my chickens beak has a tooth (jersey giant roo) is this normal or is his beak injured? 21 weeks old.

 

[Eggcessive]

Looks like 2 little fangs doesn’t it?

 

[Carladelida]

Looks like 2 little fangs doesn’t it?

That's what I think too! So funny cause my daughter and I are studying dinosaurs this week and I find this!!! At first I thought he had cross beak then I got a closer look and saw it and how the color is pearlish white like a tooth!

 

[Squawkers]

I looks cool for a rooster makes him even scarier

 

[AinaWGSD]

Well, that's not normal. But I don't think it necessarily looks like something to be particularly worried about. Can you get a picture from the side? It might help figure out what's going on.

 

[CoopBoots]

So much naming potential for a fanged black rooster. Seriously interesting. Can you get closer photos?

 

[Carladelida]

So much naming potential for a fanged black rooster. Seriously interesting. Can you get closer photos?

 

[Carladelida]

Well, that's not normal. But I don't think it necessarily looks like something to be particularly worried about. Can you get a picture from the side? It might help figure out what's going on.

Someone on another platform said his beak might be chipped which I'm starting to see now. Never thought that was possible tbh

 

[Eggcessive]

Someone on another platform said his beak might be chipped which I'm starting to see now. Never thought that was possible tbh

Yes that is what I thought at first. Now I can see that is probably what is wrong. Does he poke his beak through chicken wire or wire fencing? Has he been fighting?

 

[AinaWGSD]

I agree, it looks like he's managed to break or chip the very tip of his top beak off. It doesn't look too bad. You could probably leave it alone and eventually he should grow it out/file it down on his own with regular chicken activities. Or you could file it so that it's a smoother shape.