Tle10 Afa Poultry q4 Mod2 Trimmingbeak v4
Tle10 Afa Poultry q4 Mod2 Trimmingbeak v4
Tle10 Afa Poultry q4 Mod2 Trimmingbeak v4
Technology and
Livelihood Education
Agri-Fishery Arts
Animal Production
Poultry Raising - Chicken
Quarter 4 - Module 2
Trimming Beak
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Management Team
Chairperson: Arturo B. Bayocot, PhD, CESO III
Regional Director
Beak Trimming
You may wonder when the right time is to trim the beaks of the
chickens. Beak trimming is performed at various ages depending on the
preference of the
farm manager.
Beak trimming can be carried out at one week-old (7-9 days) and few
weeks-old (8-10 weeks). When chicks are beak trimmed at one-week-old, the
operation has lesser effect on chick’s body weight. Carrying out the operation
again at the second time during the rearing period is no longer necessary. For
a defined beak trimming procedure, the birds should be few weeks old (8-10
weeks).
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Source: https://www.hightoppoultry.com/debeak-chickens-debeaking-beak-trimming-
tips/#iLightbox[gallery1118]/0
Is it possible to trim the beaks of chickens when they are already old?
Yes, it is possible but the earlier it is done in the life of the chickens, the better.
Hardened beaks will be harder to trim and will cause difficulty in feeding adult
chickens. The recovery will also be longer unlike in chicks where recovery is
fast.
What Is It
Let us get to know the different methods in beak trimming. First, let us
take a look at the machines used to perform beak trimming procedures.
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Automatic Beak Trimming Machine
1. Turn the switch on, adjust the temperature of the movable blade until
it looks reddish or bright.
2. Start the motor switch and the boat-shaped switch when the movable
blade glows.
3. Considering the beak size, adjust the aperture of the micro cutter
blade.
4. Stick the beak of the chicken into the aperture by holding the
chicken’s feet with the left hand, hold the neck using the right thumb,
and pin the throat with the forefinger of the right hand.
5. After the movable blade drops, bleeding stops in 2-4 seconds.
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Rules in Beak Trimming
Here are the things you need to consider when performing the beak
trimming operation among poultry animals.
Increase the water level in the drinkers to make it easy for the birds to
drink.
Make sure that the depth of the feed is adequate. Fill the feeders to a full
for a week following beak trimming.
Give birds anti-stress or multivitamins before and after the operation to
reduce the stress effect on the birds’ performance.
Losing weight for a week or two after the beak trimming is normal for the
chicks. A decrease in the rate of growth is expected and the sexual maturity
may be delayed.
Chicken can easily panic and get stressed. Rapid movements, bright
lights and loud sounds are considered as stressors. When chickens are poorly
held, you can stress or injure them. You can also have some injuries caused by
the beaks and claws. When capturing chickens using a net for beak trimming,
consider the following:
Stay calm, use slow, steady movements and avoid making any noise.
Catch individual chickens using the net and grasping their legs, just above
the feet.
Support the chicken’s body.
Make sure the chicken is able to breathe, avoiding too much pressure on
the thorax.
Carry the chicken upright whenever possible. Secure the wings over your
arms to minimize flapping.
Remember to move the birds in a calm, quiet, slow manner. Rushing them
will only create panic and cause them to scatter.
Farm sanitation
Personal hygiene
Animal handling and welfare
Breeding program
Medicine dispensing and quarantine
STAY HEALTHY!
Remember to wash your hands thoroughly before and after leaving the
chicken house.
Wear clean clothes at work. Always change your working clothes when
you get home or have extra clothes to change before coming home
from work.
Disinfect boots and shoes when visiting chicken houses.
Visiting vehicles should be clean or disinfected before entering the
property.
Remember to wear the PPEs at all times during work.
Reduce heat and gases in the chicken house by applying proper
ventilation.
While at work, drink plenty of water and keep always hydrated.
Isn’t it exciting to work on your own a poultry farm in the near future?
Chicken meat as well as egg consumption is in demand nowadays. Surely,
there is big profit when growing chickens.
What’s More
Activity 1
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10 Point Rubric Scale
10 8 6 4 2
Connection Analysis Summary Incomplete Attempted
Answer shows Answers show Answers show Answers do Product
mastery of some analysis. some not show does not
content and Student’s understanding understanding address the
deeper answer shows of essential of basic assignment
analysis/ mastery and content, facts, content. or is off
understanding understanding but is lacking Answers are topic.
of the content. of content. in greater incomplete or Answers
Uses specific analysis and inaccurate. are not on
references to evidence. The general prompt or
add to content is track.
explanation. missing.
Activity 2
Directions: Fill in the blanks. Write the sentences and your answer on the
poultry production activity notebook.
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What I Can Do
Activity 3
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Assessment
Multiple Choice
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on
your poultry Production activity notebook.
1. Which of the following is the most appropriate age for chickens to undergo
beak trimming?
A. 1 week old
B. 4 months old
C. 1 month old
D. 1 year old
2. Which of the following is not an advantage in beak trimming of chickens?
A. It improves feed efficiency.
B. It helps to prevent cannibalism.
C. It enhances the living environment.
D. It tends to make chickens lose weight a week or two after beak
trimming.
3. Which of the following conditions will beak trimming be likely postponed?
A. The equipment is ready.
B. The flock is in good health condition.
C. The birds are undergoing vaccine reactions.
D. Vitamin K has been added to the drinking water 48 hours prior to
trimming.
4. The following should be done during beak trimming except one. Which one
is it?
A. Do not rush the process.
B. Make sure the tongue of the bird is not burned.
C. Clean the blades with sandpaper after use of 5,000 chicks or birds.
D. Increase the water level in the drinkers and the pressure in the pipes
to make it easy for the birds to drink.
5. Why is it important to add Vitamin K to the birds’ drinking water before and
after beak trimming?
A. to enhance growth
B. to improve appetite
C. to prevent hemorrhage
D. to keep the chickens strong
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6. The following must be observed after beak trimming except one. What is it?
A. Give birds anti-stress or multivitamins.
B. Increase the water level in the drinkers.
C. Make sure the tongue of the bird is not burned.
D. Do not empty the feeders for a week following beak trimming.
7. Which of the following is not a long term effect of beak trimming?
A. It prevents cannibalism.
B. It reduces pecking injuries.
C. It makes chickens lose weight.
D. It minimizes the culling of chickens.
8. Which of the following should not be done when restraining a chicken?
A. Avoid making any noise.
B. Support the chicken’s body.
C. Use slow steady movements.
D. Carry the chicken upside down.
9. The following are considered as stressors to chickens except one. What is
it?
A. bright lights
B. full feeders
C. loud sound
D. rapid movements
10. Arrange the following steps in beak trimming using a hot knife:
1. Get a partner to start with the beak trimming.
2. Put the knife on a burning stove and wait until it is red hot.
3. Return the bird to its cage after you have trimmed its beak.
4. While your partner holds the chicken’s legs, you hold the head
(toward the mouth) of the chicken with one hand and with the other
hand, gently cut the pointed tip of the chicken’s beak using the hot
knife.
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 1-3-2-4
C. 1-2-4-3
D. 1-4-3-2
11. Which of the following is not a good animal husbandry practice?
A. Workers are few to cut costs.
B. Disinfection procedures are practiced in the farm.
C. Workers are well-trained in all farm operations.
D. Sanitation and cleanliness are observed in the farm.
12. The following are competencies that a poultry worker must be equipped
with. Which competency is concerned with worker’s physical cleanliness?
A. personal hygiene B. breeding program
C. farm sanitation D. animal handling
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13. Which competency for a poultry worker is concerned with welfare of
chickens?
A. breeding program
B. personal hygiene
C. animal handling
D. farm sanitation
14. Which of the following is not a PPE for poultry workers?
A. gloves
B. boots
C. coveralls
D. jacket
15. Which of the following will make a poultry worker unhealthy at work?
A. washing of hands thoroughly before and after leaving the chicken
house
B. wearing PPE whenever working in or around the chicken house
C. using of ventilation to reduce heat and gases in the chicken house
D. using the same boots at work in going home and to other places
after work
Answer Key
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References
Center for Food Security and Public Health, Iowa State University, December
2012 rev. July 2014, Animal Behavior and Restraint Poultry
http://www.cfsph.iastate.edu/Emergency-Response/Just-in-Time/08-
Animal-Behavior-Restraint-Poultry-HANDOUT.pdf.
RSPCA Australia. What is beak trimming and why is it carried out? March 2,
2020.
https://kb.rspca.org.au/knowledge-base/what-is-beak-trimming-and-
why-is-it-carried-out/.
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Singh, Rajesh. Beak Trimming in Chicks of Commercial Layer Poultry by
Infrared Beak Treatment (IRBT) Method. September 10, 2019.
https://www.pashudhanpraharee.com/beak-trimming-in-chicks-of-
commercial-layer-poultry-by-infrared-beak-treatment-irbt-method/.
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