Hi all! I am new to chickens. We just moved to raw land in the mountains of Virginia. I am hoping to start a homestead. I found this site after searching for questions and finding most of my answers here. I started with 11 chicks but 1 died within a week. I know I have 3 Americanas and 3...
I just got my first flock of chicks a few weeks ago. We live on a large plot of wooded land and pretty far from neighbors and the road. Is there any reason to clip their wings? I would think it would be better to allow them to have the ability to escape predators.