Clipping Wings

[elizajay]

if you want chickens that can't fly at all - get brahmas!!!!!!!

My brahma can - not far mind!

[jessmorris]

My banties are up and over 6 foot fences no probs, even clipped (some of them). BUT the bigger Pekin and Pekin x Silkie would never make it (thank goodness!)

They do like flying especially when its windy and they get a bit of free 'lift'!

[polo]

If it helps... I went outside with a cuppa and an omelete and my light sussex (clipped 1 wing) flew up and landed on my head, knocked omelete out of my hand, and ate half of it before I realised what happened.

Put my cup of tea down to pick the plate up, and by the time I had the plate, they'd (3 chickens) eaten my omelete and two were drinking my bloody cup of tea!

:/

I'm building a 6' high roofed run now, one of mine has been perched on my 6' perimeter fence before now.. they can jump suprisignly high before flapping to gain extra height too!

So funny and totally beliveable.

Polo