Do baby debeaked chick's lick?

[Harley's girl]

Glad to hear that the licking chick has stopped.

I would now like the address the others who were less than polite,
The OP never asked "What would you do?" The question was can chicks lick? I am not going to get on here and bash someone for the choice THEY made with THEIR animals. I am not going to say well I would never debeak. The OP never asked. Can you all see my point here? As far as a licking chick....well that sounds comical to me, I am sure it is not but I could not help but to chuckle........

finger lickin good!!!

Sorry for laughing. I am so glad to hear that they are doing great.

Good luck in the future with all of your chickens.....what ever your choice may be.

*After all they are yours*

 

[keljonma]

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Glad to hear things are working out. I occasionally have to tell our flock - 'hey, let's get along, shall we!' Just because I have raised my voice, it usually gets their attention and they move on to do something else....

 

[goatkeepers]

I am so happy to hear that the little "licky" settled down. Maybe all s/he needed was a little "time out"

I'll keep my fingers crossed that all stays peaceful with your flock!

 

[chick4chicks]

Hope all goes well with your little flock of babies. Tell your children I wish them well with their chickies.

 

[swtangel321]

About 2-3 months ago I bought 4 hens from a guy who had about 200 of them, when I got home I realized they were de beaked (should of figured) I guess that's what happens to the poor chicks/chickens that get stuck in a 10 x 10 with 200 others, Very sad to watch them try to eat with no beaks or to try to groom themselfs !!!! anyway I have noticed that one of the hens has a way shorter beak than the others (must of been a BAD de-beaking job) I notice she sticks her tongue out a lot and moves it around. She doesn't lick the others but uses her tongue a lot.

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

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Thank you! I think thats a heck of a lot better than gettin pecked to death! Good lord folks, quit gettin so bent out of shape cuz someone debeaked thier chicks! Ya know, it does grow back.

 

[fullhouse]

OK, I am not going to get into the break thing being right or wrong. However, I do want to know how you explained cutting off beaks to your kids? I know my kids would have noticed a missing beak part.

 

[Ugly Cowboy]

Just say its better than what they was seein before! I'd rather see some "beakless" chicks than bloody torn apart chicks.

 

[luvmychicknkids]

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Thank you! I think thats a heck of a lot better than gettin pecked to death! Good lord folks, quit gettin so bent out of shape cuz someone debeaked thier chicks! Ya know, it does grow back.

Just for the record, NO, a debeaked chicken does not grow its beak back. One that is slightly trimmed (which is fine) will but not one that is debeaked. There is a HUGE difference.

 

[fullhouse]

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I don't need to debeak anyone in my flock. I just want to know how her kids are with it since she said they were upset with the pecking. I would think they would be upset by this too and hope they are OK.