Flying Ducks...

[AshleyNicole06]

Okay.. so my ducks fly little distances for fun.. and they also fly far distances lol almost over trees and power lines... and over to the field across the gravel road..(but only on windy days) I’m not exactly sure if the wind takes them and they fly that high and far or what?!

Do you think they’d come back if they actually got to far away? (They come running home every time)

I’m just scared they’ll get too high and fly very far and not come back. I also don’t know anyone that could clip their wings. I don’t want to hurt them.

 

[MillersFarm]

Okay.. so my ducks fly little distances for fun.. and they also fly far distances lol almost over trees and power lines... and over to the field across the gravel road..(but only on windy days) I’m not exactly sure if the wind takes them and they fly that high and far or what?!

Do you think they’d come back if they actually got to far away? (They come running home every time)

I’m just scared they’ll get too high and fly very far and not come back. I also don’t know anyone that could clip their wings. I don’t want to hurt them.

It's very easy to clip wing.. I do it all the time by myself on my guineas and ducks.

You don't have to be a professional to do it.. Just don't cut too close to the to the base of the feather and cause it to bleed.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

It's very easy to clip wing.. I do it all the time by myself on my guineas and ducks.

You don't have to be a professional to do it.. Just don't cut too close to the to the base of the feather and cause it to bleed.

I’m too scared to do it myself! Lol

 

[MillersFarm]

I’m too scared to do it myself! Lol

It's really simple.. Maybe you could have someone hold the duck for you while cutting it? If you're too afraid of cutting too close then just start with an inch. And keep cutting until you feel as if it's enough to keep them from flying too high.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

It's really simple.. Maybe you could have someone hold the duck for you while cutting it? If you're too afraid of cutting too close then just star with an inch. And keep cutting until you feel as if it's enough to keep them from flying too high.

Okay. Thank you!

 

[AshleyNicole06]

It's really simple.. Maybe you could have someone hold the duck for you while cutting it? If you're too afraid of cutting too close then just start with an inch. And keep cutting until you feel as if it's enough to keep them from flying too high.

Wish they would just stay on the ground lol..supposedly they’re “too big” to fly!

 

[Miss Lydia]

I also like this diagram since it's in color.

 

[AshleyNicole06]

I also like this diagram since it's in color.

Yeah, that’s a better pic! I’m still scared to clip them tho. Lol.. they don’t fly like that very often. It just seems like it happens when it’s windy..

 

[CayugaJana]

Think of it like clipping your fingernails. The feathers are dead and have no sensation unless you cut down in “the quick”. You think nothing of cutting your fingernails. You can do it.

 

[Miss Lydia]

Yes you can, I was a nervous wreck first few times but if you follow the diagram I even printed it out and took it out to their house so I could have a visual.