Clipping wings

[melinda342]

Does it matter which feathers you clip? Pictures would be useful.

 

[jasonm11]

i have clipped just the first couple flight feathers on one wing - result was they still went where they wanted. I have gone to the extreme and clipped both wings back on most all the primary fight feathers - same result. Yo are not going to stop a chicken from flying over a fence if it wants too. just feed tehm well and keep the dogs away tehy will stay put.

 

[LilyD]

If you go to youtube and type in chicken wing clipping there are quite a few videos that show you how many feathers to cut off and where to cut on the chickens wing to make it so they can't fly well.

 

[drdoolittle]

I clipped all of my chickens' wings earlier this spring-------they were flying out of the big free-range pen, and I lost 3 laying hens to my own dogs. Haven't had any of them able to do that since. I wish I had a picture for you. I just clipped them like I have clipped my parrot's wings.

 

[equinelyn]

This is the video I referred to when I started clipping wings. I didn't have the person holding the bird hold them upside down, I had them cradle my bird like a baby and I pulled the wing out. They were calmer being held close to the body.

 

[melinda342]

Ok Thank You

 

[equinelyn]

Oh ya I forgot to mention. Only clip one side. If you clip both, they can actually fly a little. I always clip the right side of my birds so I can check them over and see who grew them back quickly. I try to keep things consistent.