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When feeder or floor space inadequate birds that are low down in the peck oder become easy victims of head pecking.comb and wottle injuries resulting from fighting are a predisposing factor.the vice has been observed even in individually confined hens in battery comb,wattle or earlobe by beak...

This is the most severe form of canabolism.dangerous in young laying pullets.generally occurs in pullet flocks that are approaching peak egg production.the vent or abdomen below is the target area for pecking.in extreme cases vent pecking related to prolapse of the cloaca,it would lead to...

Toe pecking in baby chicks is normally initiated by hunger.some farmers delay introduction of feeding the mistaken belief that delayed feeding fastens the resumption of nutrients from the yolk sac infection.sometimes the feeders may be too high or too far away from the heat source far the chicks...