- Apr 21, 2010
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hello all, i have been given some young (just beginning to lay) 'rescued' girls, whose top beaks have been trimmed much shorter than the bottom. i DO NOT condone this practice; however these girls will hopefully have a long and happy life in my back yard... what i DO want to know is, can i shorten the bottom beak a little to help them to be able to peck at their feed more effectively? at the moment i am feeding them in quite a deep bowl, so they are managing to eat ok, but there's no way they'd be able to pick up grains or insects from the ground... can i shorten it without hurting them? if i can, should i do it with a file, or sandpaper, or should i trim it with say fingernail cutters? i have asked my vet who doesnt seem to know... hope someone can help... cheers, sarah in nz