Beak-trimming (Debeaking) Practices &  Welfare Issues in Commercial Layers Beak-trimming is also popularly known as debeaking. It is undertaken usually after 6 weeks of age and most often in the grower house. It can be done in the brooder house also at early age. Beak trimming is the removal of approximately one-quarter to one-third of … Continue reading Beak-trimming (Debeaking) Practices &  Welfare Issues in Commercial Layers