FattySmough
Songster
The question is as the title says. I've read that roosters use their wings to balance during mating, and that clipping a wing can keep them from mating properly. My Easter Egger cockerel has recently started trying to mate and I would be fine leaving his wings alone, but our nextdoor neighbor has a huge dog in their yard that could easily kill a chicken if it wanted to. The fence is around 3 to 3.5 feet tall. Is it a bad idea to clip wing feathers anyways? Or can he balance fine if I clip both wings rather than just one?