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Do you trim the beaks on your hens?

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To protect the girls from pecking each other, we follow an industry-standard practice of dulling the tips of their beaks with an infrared treatment.  This process helps ensure they don’t hurt themselves or one another. You can read more about beak trimming from Certified Humane®, one of our auditors, here.