chick wiggle Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Hi Y'all a few days ago i noticed one of my chickens (blossom) kept closing her eye and just this evening i noticed her top beak is shorter than her bottom beak. I honestly cant say if this has just happened but i havent noticed it before. She still seems able to eat and drink properly but is maybe a little quieter than usual. I dont know if the two things are related. If her beak is broken, do they grow back? All advice gratefully received as per usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 This happened to my Bracken - the top of her beak was about a third shorter than the bottom. She must have chipped it on something It grew back in around 6 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chick wiggle Posted April 10, 2009 Author Share Posted April 10, 2009 thanks cinnamon, hopefully blossoms will grow back too, she seems to be able to eat and drink ok so fingers crossed. More concerned with her eye now. Dont know wether to risk the stress of a visit to the vets or see if mother nature can do her thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hen Watch Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 You're going to need a magnifying glass to see it, but if you look really closely at this picture of Amber (on the left) you can see the top of her beak is shorter then the bottom, especially when you compare it with her mate on the right. She arrived like that from Omlet and she's been the same for 2 years. Eats and drinks fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 One of mine had a beak like that. It bothered me more than it bothered her tbh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barkisland Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think it is fairly common practice for battery hens to have their upper beaks shortened deliberately to stop them damaging each other - but it doesn't stop them feeding. One of my exbatts has a very short top beak, but she is doing just fine, gaining weight and growing lots of new feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
