Eggstravaganza Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Morning My Ginger Ranger has a totally different beak to the Mrs Pepperpots. Her lower beak is much much longer than the top and it's all fairly rounded. I've just looked at the Ginger Ranger picture on the Omlet site and their one has the pointy beak with the top beak going over the top. I've just googled it and it talked about beak trimming. I'm now wondering if Ginger Spice was a bit of a bully and therefore had her beak trimmed or if this is totally normal? She looks like she is constantly sticking her bottom lip out bless her. She has shown no signs of bullying since arriving here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Hello read this interesting debate about debeaking - http://www.all-creatures.org/articles/egg-debeaking-rh.html I confess my first hens came debeaked and it was not something I was prepared for. Sadly, though controversial, it is a legal practice to debeak/trim young birds, bully or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggstravaganza Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Well it looks like that's what's happened to her then. I feel a bit sad about that. It doesn't seem to stop her eating properly or anything though - she just looks a little odd. Interesting link by the way - thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 btw I love your hens names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
migsy Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Quite a few of my hens beaks look like that. I thought it was normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggstravaganza Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Ok - I don't feel quite as bad now. Thanks for liking their names Good Egg. Feel a bit guilty about one of the guinea pigs names now though. He was a little runt and called that by the breeder and it stuck. Perhaps I'll just call him Pie from now on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey200 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 that article was very interesting... "Chickens are relatively territorial, and once they are satisfied, they do not move around too much"...they move around more than an A4 piece of paper that's for sure...ridiculous defence of battery treatment! One of my girls has a funny shaped beak too, her lower beak is quite a lot longer than her top- i'm not sure she's been debeaked though, I think she's just wonky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggstravaganza Posted May 25, 2011 Author Share Posted May 25, 2011 Yes that's what Ginger Spices is like - I might try and put a photo on later. Got to go to work first though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henchanted Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Ok - I don't feel quite as bad now. Thanks for liking their names Good Egg. Feel a bit guilty about one of the guinea pigs names now though. He was a little runt and called that by the breeder and it stuck. Perhaps I'll just call him Pie from now on. Oops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan08 Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Our Bluebell had a longer bottom beak when she arrived, very sharp and pointy, especially when eating out of your hand! As she has matured the top beak has caught up and they are both the same now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted May 25, 2011 Share Posted May 25, 2011 Many hens are routinely beak trimmed as day olds at the hatchery. Commercial hens (except organic) will pretty much be guaranteed to be beak trimmed. It's not nice, but it won't cause her any problems, she'll just be a pouty girl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bostock422 Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 more than likely they would of been de-beaked, this is where they get a laser and cut the tip of the top beak when they're day old chicks and it falls off after 2 weeks, this prevents severe pecking when over crowded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
