Clipping Wings

[centrarchid]

AWWW. she is SOOO cute! Try this... I clipped my leghorns wings (Becky) and she gets out anyways... *sigh* it's always becky...
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Note my first round where clipping like image shown did not stop birds with single wing clipped from getting up to 48" off ground. Some were getting higher than that. Hence, more aggressive clipping for second round.

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Note my first round where clipping like image shown did not stop birds with single wing clipped from getting up to 48" off ground. Some were getting higher than that. Hence, more aggressive clipping for second round.

Yea, I always hate clipping birds wings! It makes a horrible sound! I always thought that this was the way to clip them, but I'm sure you know more about it than i do!

 

[centrarchid]

This is the first time to clip wings after stopping for nearly 35 years when my grandmother allowed me to experiment with about 75 hens.

 

[RWise]

Severely clipping both wings will not repeat will not stop a bird from jumping! And some can jump very well, 8 feet or more.

If lightly clipping one wing does not stop them from going over the fence, there is an issue that needs to be found!

 

[centrarchid]

I will state this one last time. A chicken on the planet Earth cannot jump 8 feet. Based on what you have stated to date, you have not seen a chicken jump that high. Rather you saw a chicken jump and continue motion my continued effective flapping of wings. To get more than 24" above the ground an adult chicken needs assistance from the wings. The wings provide thrust not unlike a helicopter taking off. Most of that thrust is provided by the primaries, especially the outer half of their length as that is part that bites into air as bird produces power stroke while flapping. Flexible tips of those feathers are really important for that process to work. The inner part of primaries and secondaries produce much less thrust, but their contribution is not zero, hence the reason more aggressive clipping is being employed. it is possible with the more aggressive clipping that some of the birds may not be able to access the coop even if I lower is back down to the 36" setting.

 

[RWise]

I will state this one last time. A chicken on the planet Earth cannot jump 8 feet. Based on what you have stated to date, you have not seen a chicken jump that high. Rather you saw a chicken jump and continue motion my continued effective flapping of wings. To get more than 24" above the ground an adult chicken needs assistance from the wings. The wings provide thrust not unlike a helicopter taking off. Most of that thrust is provided by the primaries, especially the outer half of their length as that is part that bites into air as bird produces power stroke while flapping. Flexible tips of those feathers are really important for that process to work. The inner part of primaries and secondaries produce much less thrust, but their contribution is not zero, hence the reason more aggressive clipping is being employed. it is possible with the more aggressive clipping that some of the birds may not be able to access the coop even if I lower is back down to the 36" setting.

And once again I have seen a hen jump 8 feet with both wings clipped to the her arm pit! She had no feathers on her wings to fly with, just stubs! I did not do this, she was given to me that way. There was an issue with her that needed to be solved, her feathers had grown over her eyes. Once these were clipped she was a totally different bird. That big red rooster she had been running from was suddenly very attractive and she ran to him and squatted.

IF you have a bird with one (1) wing clipped that still goes over your fences, you have an issue that needs to be found. Whether it is something in their diet, or what. Find out why they are going over and address that!

I never take more than 3/4 of an inch off the tips of the feathers on one wing. I find this only needs to be done once in their life unless something is missing.

 

[centrarchid]

Please do not advise others on wing clipping. Your information is more than a little uncoupled from reality and you are perpetuating concepts that might direct novices to do the wrong thing. I am done dealing with you.

 

[RWise]

Please do not advise others on wing clipping. Your information is more than a little uncoupled from reality and you are perpetuating concepts that might direct novices to do the wrong thing. I am done dealing with you.

I feel the same about you, you are giving bad advice!

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Even clipped they can jump. Given the right slope, they could potentially fly (um glide) a good distance too. But, don't you want them to be able to evade a predator if needed?
I clipped one wing on each of my muscovies. They can still run, jump, and fly a bit, but not prolonged - enough that if needed they could evade predators.

 

[wenwar]

What is in the other yard that is not in hers? Or more of it,,,

neighbors' "yard ornament" as she puts it!