What is de-beaking?

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I have never seen this, but have heard of it. Today I was on craigslist and there is a bit of a heated debate between 2 people about de-beaking your chicks... Doesn't sound like something you'd actually want to do, but I was curious as to what it actually is/does. Thanks!
 
From what I understand it is where they burn or cut the beak halfway. It is usually done when they are little chicks before shipping from a hatchery. I think it is mainly done to prevent picking and fighting in battery chickens. Personally I think it leaves the birds looking mutilated but again that is my opinion. I would post a link for you but everything I can find will start an uproar here so maybe you should just google search "debeaked chickens"
 
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Thanks for posting that hypnofrogstevie, now I'm glad it didn't get my chicks debeaked. They might be better off when they are scavanging for food.

Debby
 
your welcome guys. He wanted info so I gave it.
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I had 4 debeaked birds and they had such a hard time eating crumble that we had to switch to pellets. I gave them away to a better home. They also cant free range well and have such a hard time pecking bugs.
 
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Anyway... Like I thought - terrible! I don't know how anybody could do that to their animals!! Thank you for confirming my thoughts. Now I have to go try and get those pictures out of my head!
 
Yeah it is awful!! I ordered six layers from our co-op and when i picked them up they were all stuffed into a minute box. i was told this was ok.. not to mention when i got home they were sitting in "layers" of two in the box, the poor chickens on the bottom were totally traumatised... one of them had a hurt eye AND i discovered to my horror they were de-beaked.. so i was less than amused as they sold me the layer mash knowing they were de-beaked and then had the nerve to tell me they were raised on the pellets... so why sell me the mash!!! Shame poor souls .. they are doing great now but seeing them de-beaked just does not look normal and they can hardly act like a "normal" chicken with beaks like that...
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never again!
 

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