I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right place but here goes, We are ordering some chickens from Frey's well know chicken hatchery. We are ordering ready to lay pullets. I''m told they come with beaks trimmed, is this a good thing or not? This is a clip I took out of their web page
Day old chicks can be beak trimmed on request. Beak trimming increases stress on chicks and interferes somewhat with their learning to eat. For this reason, we do not recommend beak trimming White Rock chicks. We cannot assume responsibility if higher mortality is experienced with beak-trimmed chicks. We do not beak trim turkeys. Started birds cannot be beak trimmed, with the exception of ready-to-lay pullets; all ready-to-lay pullets are beak trimmed.
Advise pls
Day old chicks can be beak trimmed on request. Beak trimming increases stress on chicks and interferes somewhat with their learning to eat. For this reason, we do not recommend beak trimming White Rock chicks. We cannot assume responsibility if higher mortality is experienced with beak-trimmed chicks. We do not beak trim turkeys. Started birds cannot be beak trimmed, with the exception of ready-to-lay pullets; all ready-to-lay pullets are beak trimmed.
Advise pls
