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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chickadeedeedee" data-source="post: 1519056" data-attributes="member: 31336">Oh oh!  One of the chicks has a problem. |<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown    :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />|The smallest chick has a malocclusion of his beak.  It is *ever* sooooo slight but the tips do not line up perfectly. The upper and lower portions are ~off~ by about 0.5mm.  :-CI don't know if this would progress to a more severe gap and if so certainly it would make it more difficult to catch flying insects. I'm contacting the avian specialist today and we'll see if there is anything to be done for this wee tot. Keep ya posted.Aside from that they are all happy, flappy and poopy! :-O :t:</blockquote>