How Do You Trim A Chickens Beak?
It’s not hard to trim your chickens beak, as long as you take your time. This article will show you how. Remove the chicken whose beak you wish to trim from its pen. Sit on a chair or stool in a bright place with your tools assembled near you. Put a towel over your lap to keep yourself clean, and to wrap the bird in if needed. Open your chicken’s mouth gently, by pressing on the sides of the mouth. Sometimes you must hold their heads, as some birds don’t like having their beaks clipped. With male birds that have larger combs, you can hold onto the comb with one hand and clip with the other. Using the dog or cat clippers, gently clip a small amount of the top half of the beak (the bottom half generally doesn’t need to be trimmed.) Doing this in small steps works best, you don’t want to go too far, as beaks have a “quick” just like toes on a dog or cat. In some birds you can see the quick, in those with darker beaks you cannot. Clip the top half of the beak squarely, so that it is just s
