Backyard Chickens (and Other Birds)

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This is a community for people who keep chickens in their back yard. This includes pets, layers, and meaties at levels that are sub-industrial. Family farms and homesteads are included.

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The Fediverse is small. There probably aren't enough people here to make up a community for every type of bird that someone might keep so for now, everyone is welcome. Bring us your ducks and geese, turkeys and quail, Guineas and Peacocks, emus and parrots. The community will be focused on chickens but until there are enough of each bird community for their own community they will find care and comfort here.

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Chick is sleeping a lot and has 'crooked' beak (feddit.uk)

submitted 2 months ago by Babalugats@feddit.uk to c/backyardchickens@lemmy.ca

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I seem to be the only one starting threads here.. but it's the only place I know where i can post 😁

One of my chicks has the bottom half of its beak sticking out to the left. It also sleeps a lot, but I wasn't really sure it was the same chick until their colours started to come in. the crooked beak is only really starting to show now.

Three other chicks in the brooding cage play and run around a lot, but usually this one is sleeping, it also doesn't seem to play with them anyway.

Don't have a great picture, this is the best one I have.

Should I be worried (I am)?

Is there anything I can do for it?

https://i.postimg.cc/TY06yn3N/IMG-20260903-WA0018.jpg

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I have added two videos replying to this post showing the chick drinking and sleeping while the others are wide awake.

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[–] Anne@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 child)

Has she been eating and drinking normally? Is she about the same size as the other chicks? Does she have about the same amount of feathers? Basically, if she seems to be growing and feathering alright, the beak might not cause her any issues. She might be lethargic because of cold temperature, or just a lazy baby, chicks start showing little personalities sooner than you'd think!

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[–] Babalugats@feddit.uk [S] 3 points 2 months ago

Not about the same size, looking a little bit smaller than the other chick that is the same breed as her. She has been at the food longer, more recently.

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