Weird habit?

[SunnySideUp2026]

One of my chicks—Sunny—has developed a strange habit of wiping her beak back and forth after she eats. Now the others have started to do it too. Bedding is paper towels on top of hemp. Advice?

 

[kattabelly]

This is normal chicken behaviour and nothing to worry about.

 

[MysteryChicken]

One of my chicks—Sunny—has developed a strange habit of wiping her beak back and forth after she eats. Now the others have started to do it too. Bedding is paper towels on top of hemp. Advice?

This is normal. All chicks, & Chickens do it.

 

[Tahai]

It's called straking. they generally do it against something hard and rough to sharpen/clean their beak.