One of my week old bably chicks has a scissor beak. How do I fix or do I have to put the bird down?

Question

One of my week old bably chicks has a scissor beak. How do I fix or do I have to put the bird down?

Answer 1

Since you asked this in farming, I'll have to go along with Farm Gal on this one. In farming you have to consider economics and the procedure just don't add up to the time and trouble and money it would take. Now, if you asked the question in pets, it might be worth it to you.

Answer 2

i am an animal science engineer  and the answer is yes it is not a possible solution that i can remember unfortunately if is not a pet is the way it is numbers are against this little chick.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Mark, I don't want to sound heartless here, but if it was me, I'd put the little fellow out of his misery. If you are raising a flock of chickens, you'd better off eliminating the genetics of the scissor beak, not to mention the time and money it would take to correct it. If you feel the chick is worth it to you the correction would probably work, but I just can't see putting a chick to the pain. If you keep it in your flock, it may lead to more scissor beaks in the future.

Answer 5

Redirected growth is achieved by applying a prosthesis to the lower beak on the affected side or by placing pins in the calvarium and using rubber bands to apply pressure to the tip of the beak (similar to orthodontic techniques used in humans).

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The prosthetic device must be sufficiently anchored to the lower beak to prevent normal beak occlusion from dislocating the prosthesis. The keratin of the gnathotheca on the affected side is grooved with a Dremel tool. The grooves should be deep enough to increase the surface area for prosthetic attachment but should not be so deep as to induce hemorrhage. The scored gnathotheca is cleaned and disinfected, and a light coat of cyanomethacrylate is applied to the area and allowed to dry. Stainless steel or nylon dental screen mesh is molded to the gnathotheca. The mesh should be extended to create a ramp that redirects the beak tip to the midline with each bite. The ramp is covered with cyanoacrylate and smoothed with a Dremel tool. When the defect is corrected, the implant is removed.

Don't know if this will help ... just trying to save the chick's life.

By a City Girl :)