Short beaks.?

Question

I've got a male greenfinch mated with a female canary, on the first hatch of 2 chicks 1 of the chicks had the upper beak shorter then the bottom on the 2nd hatch that was 1 this time i have the same problem with the beak, what could be the problem ??

Regards Victor..

Thanks..

Answer 1

It is best not to mate different types of birds.  This is exactly what can happen.  Genetics are alot different between them