ClawRemoval

Red Oak Farm
3040 Big Buck Road
Trezevant, TN 38258
owners@redoakfarm.com

Claw Removal

This is not something that we have personal experience with, but we will share what we have been told by farmers that do remove them.

Some farmers remove the claws on chicks when they are a few days old to prevent future damage to the hide.

This involves removal of the two outside claws.

Most people use a debeaker which cuts and cauterizes at the same time. When the chicks are removed from the hatcher and enroute to the brooder, they are declawed. The toes are dipped in a powder blood stop after cauterization.

On the pro side of this practice, the birds are less likely to damage each other or you when you are handling them.

On the con side, well, we don't like declawing cats either. That's just us.

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