My chick "sharpens" it's beak

[Sunburnt]

Has anyone seen this before? It appears to be sharpening it, like you would a knife. I do suspect this BR is a roo - does this appear in roo's?

Just curious.

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

most of the time mine do that they just pick up something that tastes bad. like poop

also

 

[b.hromada]

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from S. Florida.

 

[stretchc1]

My chicks have been spending some time outside during the day in a little enclosure. Yesterday, they found a couple of slugs--the yellow-y/orange-y ones that are super slimey. Each of the lucky hunters played chick keep-away for a while and then managed to eat the slugs. But the darn things were so slimey the chicks had to keep "wiping" their beaks to get the yuck off! I hope this doesn't turn them off of slugs because I have Plenty of those for them to snack on.

 

[chickenbottom]

mine do it too my rooster and my girls it doesnt mean that its a roo because it does it sometimes they dont like what they are eating and sometimes they have something on it that they dont want on there i guess but i think its normal

 

[Debbienmousey]

Do you mean he's wiping his beak on the ground?

This is very common, although I mainly see it in my hens, lol. It's like stretchc1 said, they're just wiping their mouths to get stuff off their beaks. Generally after they eat veggies or fruits.

 

[swedishfish]

My chickies will do this all the time. It's totally normal, and I think its really funny and cute

 

[shaggy]

mine got some tomatoes --- they would grab a bite --- wipe their beaks off on the ground and then grab another bite