I am currently brooding 2 turkey poults in my extra bathroom shower stall. I bought them at the same time and estimate their age to be around 4 - 5 weeks old. My issue is that when I take them out for their 'mommy and me' playtime nowadays, they flap their ever growing wings and sometimes they end up sailing through the air a good 5 feet or so. I'm worried that they might either injure themselves while landing or even worse, they may land and end up running away from me and I'll have a hard, if not impossible, time catching them. So my questions is this: should I clip their wings at this young age and if so, which ones do I clip and should I clip both wings or just one wing because I've heard both suggestions on this matter. If you clip both, they can't fly but also can't get away from a potential threat and if you clip just one side, they can supposedly still fly, although most likely not very far and most definitely not in a very straight line Need answers soon please. I don't want my babies to become wounded nor missing just because I want to have some playtime with them. Thanks for all your help and support with this matter.
