When can I clip my duck's wings and how?

[Miss Lydia]

Here are my lovely lad[ie]s.











I couldn't find a ruler, but i know they're definitely larger than a 30cm ruler, they're probably between 35 and 45cm long at the moment, maybe around 30 cm just along the back, not including the neck. I can get a proper measurement if it'll help.

If I could also get an approximate age that would be helpful.

I had a look at their wings today and the primary flight feathers looked very small, hardly poking out past the next ones up and definitely a way away from being full developed. so I'm still a bit weary of clipping them yet.
We extended the chicken run they're staying in a bit today and added a roof/top over that so they had a little more room and so they could get to their 'pond'

I'm feeding them pullet grower at the moment, and they graze the grass and get a few scraps now and then, is that an okay diet?

I don't think I'd clip yet either, give them a few more weeks. grower is good especially since they are able to get bugs and grass too.

 

[Narrowhaven]

I am new to ducks and a bit unclear on the bottom line with wing clipping. Our pond is surrounded by a fence about 3 feet high. The muscovies have been here 6 days and they have flapped up into the fence and out many times. This morning I found them down the road (dead end dirt road, but neighbors have dogs). From what I am reading here, wing clipping won't keep them in. They don't seem able to fly anyway so they may have been clipped previously (don't know their history). My husband thinks we should just clip one wing to keep them off balance enough that they can't flap onto the fence, but I have read that this endangers them for self injury. At the same time, they are in danger of dogs and cars if they keep wandering away. Advice??

 

[NorthWitch]

does anyone know why I shouldn't use chicken wire?
I wouldnt think there would be any difference from anything else that would cause it to not be "allowed"

Apparently they only need done in the fall, we got ours done around 10-12 weeks and that was around fall and it’s now spring and I am afraid he wants to take flight again but they say you dint have to clip til fall cause in the summer they lose their flight wings so I’m not sure to clip now or wait lol