An outbreak of aggressive feather pecking and cannibalism in a flock of laying hens involved in a government-backed trial could derail plans to ban beak trimming in the UK as of 2016. Twenty flocks ...
Compassion in World Farming has condemned a government advisory body for recommending a delay to the 2011 ban on beak trimming for layers. In a recent letter to DEFRA minister Jim Fitzpatrick, the ...
Beak treatment is the physical removal of the top and bottom part of the beak of a bird. It is commonly practised in commercial layer flocks to reduce damage caused by birds to each other later in ...
Farm minister George Eustice has decided not to implement a ban on beak trimming next year, but has called for improved management techniques to reduce feather pecking. In answer to a written question ...
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6 bird beak types and how birds use them to eat
Bird beaks have a variety of shapes and purposes. Here are common bird beak types you should look for and how they help birds find food.
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