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Hi

 

One of my girls is like this. It looks like shes been debeaked. I have kept my eye on her and it doesnt seem to bother her, she eats and drinks well and forages just the same as the others.

 

Im not sure but I think I read somewhere that it grows back but I may be wrong there.

 

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Not too sure if this image helps - this is Mojo unfortunately she is no longer with me but the top part of her beak was always shorter than the lower part.

 

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Quite a lot of ex-battery girls have this but i have never noticed them struggling to eat or drink. The beaks on some of my girls have grown back.

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Fatima's beak seems to be growing back, here's some before and after shots, it's taking a long time though but doesn't bother her at, she's the bonniest of all our girls ;)

 

before

 

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and taken today......

 

 

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Mine's very similar to yours Poet (hens beak that is) OH noticed it first last night she doen't seem to be having any issues with it (the hen not the wife!! :D ) I just wondered how she could have done it and if it would affect her but it seems they mange?

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My girl Vivienne is missing a bit of her top beak. The only issue she has is eating - she can't peck at things so accurately, but it just takes her longer :lol: Being the top hen and having just competition from Queeny means she copes fine with it.

Hers hasn't grown at all and we've had her for a year now.

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