7-6. 最佳的雞隻磨爪材質為粗糙表面的金屬條或石材。蛋箱旁的保護條板並不是那麼有效，只能用在腳指甲生長較慢的棕色母雞。膠帶是很便宜的，但其使用時限不會超過一個產蛋週期。 Good abrasive materials are scouring pastes, hard metal strips with a rough surface and stone abrasive strips. Perforated egg protection panels are slightly less effective and are actually only used for brown hens as the nails on brown hens grow more slowly. Adhesive strips are cheap but they generally do not last more than one laying cycle.