Who Cut My Chickens Beaks Off!

Reader Contribution by Faith Schlabach
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This week I went to pick up 20 new chickens from an older gentleman in our area that raises them in a sprawling red brick building. He was so kind that when I looked at the chickens and saw they didn’t have beaks, I didn’t know what to say. Being a little speechless, as I had forgotten they still clipped beaks and my mind was trying to grasp the thought, I didn’t know what to say. It was hard to get angry with him and “tell” my elder what I thought was wrong with him, consequently, I kicked myself all the way home that I bought them. It was just so cold and windy and all he was wearing was a thin pair of coveralls, so in trying to hurry for his sake, my mind could not come up with a proper reaction until I was homeward bound.

The reason they clip them is so that they do not peck one another to a bloody demise when many birds are housed close together. Occasionally, that is a problem in any environment, but it is usually a side effect of too many chickens in to little space.  I did call him back and order 50 more WITH their beaks.

Our chickens are getting older and not laying as we would like so we will make chicken broth and soup out of the older hens and replace them with younger layers.


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