Beak Trimming

[casportpony]

Has the trimming been completed? That looks like an easy one to fix.

Yes, it was trimmed, and it as an easy one, but I cut him loose before I got the "after" pictures.

 

[casportpony]

That’s a pretty long beak.
I’d trim then file.
Cuticle nippers are good. You can get a Clean edge.
They have 2 sided emery boards one is a course grit the other is for fine shaping and buffing. I love those.

 

[casportpony]

A few of my older roosters have longer beaks at times, I trim the with a dog nail trimmer. From my understanding roosters are more prone to beaks growing too long because they spend less time foraging and wearing the beak down than hens. I certainly would never cull a bird over this.

Another good post.

 

[casportpony]

I wouldn't cull for an overgrown beak unless it was chronic. I had a rooster once that had an overgrown beak due to it being damaged from fighting. The two parts didn't meet properly for a while, which was just long enough to screw it up for a bit. Trimmed it once, never had an issue again.
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Interesting that it was just a one time deal, have not seen one of those yet.

 

[casportpony]

Trim that beak! Trim that beak! Trim that beak!

(I am cheering you on)

The deed is done, lol, also trimmed his spurs!

 

[BantyChooks]

Interesting that it was just a one time deal, have not seen one of those yet.

His lower beak broke off so it didn't meet correctly, which caused overgrowth in the top. Once it grew out, it was back to proper alignment and he was able to keep it whetted down himself.

 

[casportpony]

His lower beak broke off so it didn't meet correctly, which caused overgrowth in the top. Once it grew out, it was back to proper alignment and he was able to keep it whetted down himself.

Okay, that makes sense. With my boy, I'm pretty sure his is due to a deformity. I'll have to take a closer look the next time I catch him, but I think he has a misalignment that's causing problem.

 

[TwoCrows]

The deed is done, lol, also trimmed his spurs!

 

[casportpony]

And I feel the need to confess that I used my horse hoof nippers to trim his spurs.

 

[TwoCrows]

And I feel the need to confess that I used my horse hoof nippers to trim his spurs.

Hey, what ever works! As long as the tool is sharp and doesn't split the spur, it's all good!