I have used both cones and the shackles. They will flap themselves out of the cone unless you hold them by their head. They won't do that with the shackles. BUT we had 4/20 birds break wings while flapping in shackles, so purely personal preference. Shackles seem very slightly faster and more efficient because if you have multiple you can quickly move from one bird to the next.
. Also to spy on them and see what they are up to.
I use a baby monitor with my flock! I love it, but have to turn it off after 4am due to rooster reasonshttps://www.amazon.com/ANMEATE-Wire...s=baby+monitor+wireless&qid=1633532509&sr=8-3
This baby monitor would be a super fun thing to have to talk to my flock when im at my desk working
I got it because of persistent predators and I was hoping the coop ruckus would wake me up in time to chase off the predator. Of course after buying it, I haven’t had a predator problem since!
