Wing Clipping

[Stacyoung13]

I want to clip the flight feathers on my 2 month old babies, but not sure how ( I've heard of a couple different ways). I want to do what's easiest for the birds. Are they even old enough to worry about clipping?

 

[cavemanrich]

Don't clip the wings unless you need to. Like, they escape from your fenced in area. Wings are useful for chickens to have a chance to escape predators easier. I did state; "have a chance" There are threads on here that do give detailed points on clipping. You can do one wing, or both. Both ways work.
What is your reason for clipping???
WISHING YOU BEST and ,,,,,,

 

[Stacyoung13]

No real reason, I was told at the feed store that I should clip them to keep them from escaping.

 

[cavemanrich]

Change feed stores.














Now don't get mad at me n Just joking of course. Many peeps will have different opinions. My position is this ;;;;; IF ITS NOT BROKEN, DON'T FIX IT,,,,,
You do have a great place for information,,, This BYC. If you do encounter your chickens habitually escaping, then would be the correct time to clip wings.
I have clipped wings on some of my chickens in the past. It was usually new adult chickens that I just purchased. Did not want those escaping, since they did not know yet where their home was. I noticed in my years of chicken keeping, that just one wing service was all it took. Did not need to redo when feathers grew back. Its like, the chickens learned their limitations and lived by them. I'm sure others had very flighty chickens and needed to continue clipping. Also to note that certain breeds are more flighty than others.