How Much Do Sebrights Fly

[CochinBrahmaLover]

do you only do it once and how much do you cut
does it hurt them?

dont cut too much, BRB, ill get a shot of my roosters wing then my orpingtons wing so you see the dif

I think it hurts them (they'll freak out) if you cut too close to their base of their feather

 

[brahmabreeder]

You have to redo the wing clipping periodically and it doesn't hurt them enless you clip too much off. I have never cut too much off and i have done it hundreds of times. I wish i could explain how much to cut off but it is too hard to explain in words. I might be able to get a picture later.

 

[SKG1121]

how old should they be when you first cut them, and how often do you have to do it?

 

[phasianidae]

Here you go: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-clip-trim-the-wings-of-your-chicken-to-prevent-flight

 

[SKG1121]

Here you go: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-clip-trim-the-wings-of-your-chicken-to-prevent-flight

"A potential problem is that clipped feathers may not readily fall out during the molt, requiring your assistance."
What do they mean by assistance?

 

[brahmabreeder]

That might mean that you would need to pull them out your self.

 

[SKG1121]

How old should they be when you first cut it?

 

[CochinBrahmaLover]

when they get in their feathers

unless you are keeping them inside when they are feathered

 

[SKG1121]

thanks, I think I'll go ahead and get the bird that requires the wings to be clipped

 

[ericsplls]

My sebrights are larger than standard. They aren't hard at all to raise. The sallest bred ones are what I'm told have the biggest problems. Mine free range. I'm down to one roo because my two hens went broody in a fallow field next door. Something found them before I did. The remaining roo really gets out there foraging now that he doesn't have hens to keep up with. It's about 10 foot to the edge of the roof on my shed and thats where the sebright hens use to land when the LF roo's would try to chase them down. 6 foot is no problem.