Wing-Clipping?

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cleoandtheo

cleoandtheo

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9 Years
Feb 23, 2010
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I had to clip my girls' wings this afternoon -- something I was hoping to avoid. But one of the girls jumped up on the fence this afternoon -- and if she went over, she could be in danger from the neighbor's dog.
I used this diagram for help:
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I only trimmed about an inch and half off of these feathers. And only did one wing per bird. Is that enough to do the job???
 
keep an eye on them. that worked last year on my first flock but this year on my younger one after clipping one wing they still go over by fence. I had to clip the second wing and they still had to go make and clip a little more off one of the wings. I think it depends on the breed
 
I just had to do this, too, after mine went over the fence and into my neighbor's driveway accross the alley. I cliped more like three inches off mine, and two hours later the Leghorn was sitting on top of the fence, looking very proud of herself. But nobody else has gotten back up there, and I don't think she will fly over to the other side by herself. As long as I can keep their fearless leader, the Barred Rock, on this side of the fence, I think we'll be okay.
 
I have 5, almost 6 month old girls and I clipped about 1.5 to 2 inches off of one side. They can still get up away from danger and on top of their coop but it keeps them a little closer to the ground and keeps them more manageable for me. I have a couple girls that still make it up on top of their outdoor roost (6 feet) easy. The other girls have to jump up on their coop before jumping over to the roost bars.

Would clipping both sides help them to stabilize themselves while staying closer to the ground or would it defeat the purpose of wing clipping?
 

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