Cross beak chicken

[Quacking ducks]

A friend of mine has a chicken with cross beak. I there any way to fix cross beak? Thanks

 

[nuthatched]

No, that's the worst I've ever seen. I'd put down that bird, I'm sorry.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Filing the beak down every two to four weeks is a good way to help with the beak. Because it's so severe, tube feeding is probably the best option for the bird's survival. As far as fixing it, no, you cannot fix it. On a minor case, I was able to fix a crossbeak so it wasn't noticeable, but on my more severe case, fixing it was impossible (and painful). Crossbeaks are usually a skull deformity, so fixing it is like changing how one's skull grew.

A side note on crossbeaks is that they often are genetic. Though this case looks like it was an incubation issue to me, you never want to take a chance it's genetic as the offspring could be worse. If you (or your friend) decide to give this bird a chance at life, I highly suggest it's never around when breeding the flock, if there are plans of hatching.

I highly recommend you reading this article here: Caring For Cross Beaked And Other Special Needs Chickens Including Tube Feeding Techniques

 

[The Coop Crew]

I have a cross beak chick with a pretty bad case. I don’t think it’s severe as this but it’s pretty bad. I feed her wet mash (feed mixed with water; oatmeal consistency) 2-3 times a day. And she is growing and thriving. I do clip her beak when I notice it is overgrown. It does not hurt her at all. She is by far my favorite hen and I couldn’t never imagine putting her down

 

[Quacking ducks]

No, that's the worst I've ever seen. I'd put down that bird, I'm sorry.

Filing the beak down every two to four weeks is a good way to help with the beak. Because it's so severe, tube feeding is probably the best option for the bird's survival. As far as fixing it, no, you cannot fix it. On a minor case, I was able to fix a crossbeak so it wasn't noticeable, but on my more severe case, fixing it was impossible (and painful). Crossbeaks are usually a skull deformity, so fixing it is like changing how one's skull grew.

A side note on crossbeaks is that they often are genetic. Though this case looks like it was an incubation issue to me, you never want to take a chance it's genetic as the offspring could be worse. If you (or your friend) decide to give this bird a chance at life, I highly suggest it's never around when breeding the flock, if there are plans of hatching.

I highly recommend you reading this article here: Caring For Cross Beaked And Other Special Needs Chickens Including Tube Feeding Techniques

I have a cross beak chick with a pretty bad case. I don’t think it’s severe as this but it’s pretty bad. I feed her wet mash (feed mixed with water; oatmeal consistency) 2-3 times a day. And she is growing and thriving. I do clip her beak when I notice it is overgrown. It does not hurt her at all. She is by far my favorite hen and I couldn’t never imagine putting her down

Thank you everyone