When should I trim their wings

[SillyKlucker]

I wish I didn’t have to but my neighbor dogs will be a problem in the future. My girls are 8 weeks old and getting pretty flighty I know eventually they will figure out they can get over my 6 foot privacy fence. At what age should I trim their flight wings?

 

[nchls school]

I wish I didn’t have to but my neighbor dogs will be a problem in the future. My girls are 8 weeks old and getting pretty flighty I know eventually they will figure out they can get over my 6 foot privacy fence. At what age should I trim their flight wings?

When you see that they are able to fly high enough to get to the top of the fence trim one wing on each chicken. If both wings are trimmed the body is balanced and they may still fly high enough to get out.

 

[nchls school]

I wish I didn’t have to but my neighbor dogs will be a problem in the future. My girls are 8 weeks old and getting pretty flighty I know eventually they will figure out they can get over my 6 foot privacy fence. At what age should I trim their flight wings?

When you see that they are able to fly high enough to get to the top of the fence trim one wing on each chicken. If both wings are trimmed the body is balanced and they may still fly high enough to get out.

 

[aart]

Keep in mind that they will grow another set of feathers at about 12-14 weeks.
The surest way is to keep the birds in a run.....or at least have one ready in case you need it.