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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
He is a handsome fellow! He looks like a RIR to me, but I am no expert.- WoodlandBelle
- Post #21
- Forum: Managing Your Flock
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Bowray, if there is hope for my hens there is definitely hope for your little roo. I have seen them try a least a dozen times to pick up a worm but eventually they do. They don't seem to notice their disability, they just keep on trying. They find a way to work it out. His beak doesn't look...- WoodlandBelle
- Post #16
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Hi duesman, seems like you are taking very good care of your chickens. How is she doing now? My hens seem like they are managing OK but I'm sure they would do much better if they still had their beaks. I thought about trimming up their bottom beak as well but decided not to because I didn't...- WoodlandBelle
- Post #10
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Yes dekel18042, I would have not ordered these birds if I knew that this is the condition they would arrive in. When I first saw them I wanted to return them but didn't want to put them through the stress of traveling again and I didn't know where they would end up, maybe in a large scale egg...- WoodlandBelle
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Thanks aart, it really is a drag. Frey's hatchery website stated that the ready to lay's would be beak trimmed at 6 weeks, so I assumed just the tips of the beaks would be clipped off. I didn't expect this. I did email the company pictures to ask if this is what they meant by beak trimming...- WoodlandBelle
- Post #5
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Thank you for your reply GitaBooks! :) Yes, I won't be purchasing any more hens from places that do that kind of thing (unless they are a rescue). I have done some research online to find out more about debeaking, so I understand why but I still don't like it. I feel so bad for them because...- WoodlandBelle
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New Beak Trimmed/debeaked Hens,
Hi from Muskoka Ontario! I'm new to the world of chickens and just received 6 ready to lay red sex link hens from the feed supply store and I was shocked and saddened by how aggressively some of their beaks were trimmed. Is beak trimming and debeaking the same thing? Here are some pics, is...- WoodlandBelle
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