chicken beaks

[Sandrachx]

was i supposed to trim the beaks of the babies born this summer? i spent some time this weekend sitting and watching them as they ranged around my pine trees, taking dirt baths and saw that a couple of my girls have much larger beaks then the others - almost hook-like like a pigeon. will this hinder them when they try to eat from my hanging feeder? how do you trim them? any advice most appreciated. (hope this is in the right forum category...)

 

[hinkjc]

You can snip it with a toe nail clipper. Just be careful not to cut too far back. I would just snip the tip. If they are out ranging they should trim it down on their own. You can offer bricks and put a snack on it. When they pick naturally at the snack, the brick helps file the beak.

Jody

 

[GrayRoo]

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