When shud I clip my chicks wings?

[plymouth bard]

Don't want them to fly all over the place

 

[Duckopolis]

When they have stopped growing, then you should clip them. If you clip the feathers when they are still growing, you may kill your bird because of cutting a blood feather.

 

[drumstick diva]

Do you plan on free ranging them? If you clip their wings you take away one of their best survival traits- the ability to fly away.

 

[gander007]

Alright

great to have you joining the BYC flock

 

[TwoCrows]

Welcome to BYC!

Clipping wings will not always stop them from flying over fences or into trees. And as Drumstick Diva has mentioned, wings are their only defense against predators....they can fly away. So I really don't recommend any clipping. The better thing to do is keep a good rooster and keep an eye on your flock. When you free range you take your chances with loosing birds.

Enjoy your flock and welcome to ours!

 

[kenstone]

Don't clip ok it's like the outside cat that gets declawed. The only reason you clips is if there flying over the fence yard there in but still you only do one wing. If you do two they can still fly some .