Clipping my chicken's toe nails

[SW Farms]

I have had my Rhode Island Reds for 2 years now, a few of their nails are starting to get long and curved. I have a pair of cat nail clippers that I was thinking of using to clip them but I don't know what I should do. I want them to not be in pain all the time and I don't know what to do so if someone could give me some help on this one it would be great.

 

[Jamie Douglas]

I just clipped mine today. It is easy to clip them. Just make sure you take a wee bit off at a time and don't go down to far. You don't want to go down to the quick! which you will be able to see if you hold them up to light which will look like a pinkish shade.