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This is the only person that could explain the beak loss:
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Originally Posted by DoubletakeFarm
Wow, that is bizarre. Especially for it to happen to all your chicks. My best guess is this: the hatchery your TSC got their chicks from screwed up the order. Your chicks were meant to go to a commercial operation and were debeaked before being shipped. That's the only thing I can come up with.
How is beak trimming done?
It is most commonly done using a hot blade beak trimming machine with an electrically heated blade. An infrared beak trimming method is also in use, particularly for beak trimming of day-olds in the hatchery. It uses a non-contact, high intensity, infrared energy source to treat the beak tissue. Initially the beak surface remains intact but after a few weeks the sharp hook of the beak erodes.
Quote:
Originally Posted by DoubletakeFarm

Wow, that is bizarre. Especially for it to happen to all your chicks. My best guess is this: the hatchery your TSC got their chicks from screwed up the order. Your chicks were meant to go to a commercial operation and were debeaked before being shipped. That's the only thing I can come up with.
How is beak trimming done?
It is most commonly done using a hot blade beak trimming machine with an electrically heated blade. An infrared beak trimming method is also in use, particularly for beak trimming of day-olds in the hatchery. It uses a non-contact, high intensity, infrared energy source to treat the beak tissue. Initially the beak surface remains intact but after a few weeks the sharp hook of the beak erodes.