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 ...

Almost 600,000 laying hens in Lower Saxony have been included in applications for a new initiative to improve bird welfare, including an end to beak-trimming. According to agriculture minister of ...

An animated video that seeks to explain beak trimming layer chicks – and the consequences of leaving flocks untrimmed – has been launched by a group of interested parties. The Coalition for ...