Patent ID: 7363881

Claim:
A method of treating the lower beak of a bird, the method comprising: positioning a bird head in a bird head positioning device, wherein the bird head positioning device comprises first and second major sides, and a beak receiving aperture formed though the first and second major sides of the bird head positioning device, wherein at least a portion of the lower beak of the bird head protrudes through the beak receiving aperture and is exposed proximate the second major side of the bird head positioning device; pressing inward on the throat of the bird proximate the base of the lower beak using a tongue control protrusion protruding from a surface defining the beak receiving aperture in the bird head positioning device, wherein the pressing is directed towards the tongue of the bird; emitting energy from a non-contact energy source; and directing the energy emitted from the non-contact energy source at the second major surface of the bird bead positioning device, wherein the energy is incident on the lower beak exposed proximate the second major side of the bird head positioning device while pressing inward on the throat of the bird.