Treekeeper Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 One of my black rocks (Fang) seems to have lost the top pointy bit of her beak, I know they wear down normally but she loks like someones chopped it off. Will it grow back? Perhaps someone with ex batts can answer as they are often debeaked?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chucknette Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 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. Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 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. 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 aww she looks like she's pouting, I love that picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 http://club.omlet.co.uk/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=8280 This is Trinny my first chicken who always had a bit of beak missing and didn't grow it back. I've heard of a chicken on the forum that did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Ebony when i got here , looks like shes whistling, i think it looks broken rather than cut but she copes fine with eating and drinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keanie Bean Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Aww bless them both, a pouter and a whistler. It certainly gives themsome extra character . Does it affect either of them in any way? Sarah.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 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 and taken today...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treekeeper Posted May 8, 2008 Author Share Posted May 8, 2008 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!! ) I just wondered how she could have done it and if it would affect her but it seems they mange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Aww bless them both, a pouter and a whistler. It certainly gives themsome extra character . Does it affect either of them in any way? Sarah.x Nope Ebony copes fine with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imo Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 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 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 One of my girls is missing the end of her beak in much the same way as those shown in photos. I t doesn't seem to stop her gallop at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCoop Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 The beak on Babs looks like those pics. Doesn't bother her at all. Must be something to do with being an ex-batt.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
