Debeaked chicks

[GrannySue]

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The point of lay pullets that I started with were all debeaked. Hybrids, raised in crowded conditions, bred strictly for laying. They can eat, catch bugs, etc. normally but I'm not condoning the practice.
When I got my first chicken with a whole beak I vowed that I would never buy production-type layers again.

 

[quiltnchik]

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I bought 4 BR point-of-lay pullets from the local feed store and all had been debeaked. I hate, hate, hate debeaking - I think it is a cruel, heartless act - but at least I know these 4 ladies will now know nothing but love from this point forward. My son said, "No more debeaked birds!" and I replied, "But think of how much better their lives will be now that we have them..."