howdy all,

[R Ward]

City boy moves to small town and gets 5 girls and a rooster (which only woke me once, but that's a different story). I have never raised anything resembling livestock/fowl which is how the city ordinance classify my girls. I have always had either a cat or dogs in the past. They seem pretty smart as I have trained them to come when I whistle. I have two smallish coops and will be putting a fence around them to keep them somewhat restrained. They are about 12 weeks old now. Do I need to clip their wings to keep the confined or will they stay in the yard I have fenced off? The girls are buff orpington's.

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to Backyardchickens.com aka BYC!
We are glad you joined our flock.
Jump right in and make yourself at home.
I personally have never clipped wings...mine have never tried to get out of my yard.

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[007Sean]

Howdy Happy to have you join the family. Enjoy your time here!

 

[Hope Hughes]

Hello
Welcome to BYC!!
So glad to have you here!!
Thanks for sharing your story!!
There are many people on here that are ready to help in anyway they can!
The learning center also has alot of great information on it as well!
Enjoy!​

 

[The Angry Hen]

Hey there,

Hello and welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's a pleasure to meet you, my name is Kaitlyn. You'll meet many friendly and knowledgable folks here. Glad you enjoy the chicken-keeping experience! Sounds like a nice little flock you have there. Looking forward to hearing more of your adventures during the journey!

Hm... as far as it goes with your wing question, I never clipped my hens wings and I honestly prefer not to. How tall is the particular fence? It's your call, but I doubt you'll have any issues. Good luck! Have a happy Thanksgiving, a good evening and God bless!

Best Regards,
-Kaitlyn

 

[BarbHicken17]

Hiya! Welcome to BYC! You're going to feel right at home! Glad you could join!

I have never clipped my girls wings before even though some can get over the fence. I'm hoping to get some netting to put over the pen and hope that works. (Them getting out isn't really a problem though)

 

[N F C]

I've never clipped wings either but the run is covered so even if they wanted to, the birds couldn't fly out. I've read of other members having an issue with chickens getting out of the yard though...you might have to wait and see how yours do.

Best of luck to you and thanks for joining us!

 

[chickadoodles]

Hello R Ward nice to meet you. Welcome to BYC!

I had a 48" fence and my chickens did get out once in a while.
If your yard is not fenced you might look into putting bird netting over the chicken yard.

 

[ronott1]

to Backyard chickens!

The answer to your wing clipping question depends on the breed of chickens you have. some will wander more than others. Leghorns is an example. I have clipped their wings before. I had one that would get out and wander the neighborhood. I clipped the flight feathers on one wing for them. I did not clip the other breeds though.

 

[Pork Pie]

Hello and welcome to BYC. You have some great advice above.

Including your general location, under your avatar will help other members to give the best advice possible in the future.

Best wishes

Pork Pie