Wing clipping

[becky250970]

Ok, here goes the first of many stupid questions!
Wing clipping, can I do this myself? If so, what do I do?
Thanks

[Scarlet]

Yes, you can do it yourself - one wing only.

How To Clip & Trim The Wings Of Your Chicken To Prevent Flight - BackYard Chickens Community

[Bex]

Oh Blimey, I think I'll hold the Chooks otherhalf can wield the scissors lol
Thanks

[chris]

It's quite straight forward if you are alone, just hold the body close to you, not away as if the bird panics it can hurt its wing. Also cut away from the body if you can just incase you slip etc

[Two_Sheds]

Make sure you don't cut any blood feathers ~ that's not good. I've just done my parrot's clip, because she's taken to launching herself off the curtain rail again

[petal]

I would love a pet parrot!

[Two_Sheds]

I have a spare, Petal, if you want him

[Bex]

2 Birds out of the 3 safely clipped, can't catch Onion, my Rhode Rock I'll have to wait for hubby to get home.

[petal]

I have a spare, Petal, if you want him

no thanks!

[RichmondHens]

My tried and tested method of clipping wings solo is to hold bird by legs and either place on back (if you are feeling kind) or dangle. They automatically stick their wings out (might flap a bit if not used to this) which fans the wing out nicely for clipping. Job done in 3 seconds flat. If you do the job at night when they are sleepy they make a lot less fuss.

[Feral007]

Richmond Hens I'm now imaging the neighbours ringing up to report a disturbance in the henhouse at night after that!

I feel very sorry for our rooster. The girls don't have clipped wings as they weren't done before we got them but the rooster has had his wing clipped on one side, it looks to have been cut straight across. I can't see the dvd above as we're shaped, but my father used to always trim between the long feathers so that they didn't have the lift.

Poor Frank can get up on the high roosts but the girls jump down and then run off to the food etc, he's still getting courage to jump off because he has no control over where he lands. I think he'd be more safer out free ranging if he had the ability for some flight as well.

Any one know how long it will take him to grow those big feathers out completely?

[Mikey]

I've never been that impressed with wing clipping, it doesn't stop my girls from getting on top of a 7ft fence.

I'm sure they learn to counter the balance after a while, I may clip the other wing this year and see how they like them apples.

[RichmondHens]

Feral, I don't have close neighbours fortunately. In any case my children make a lot more noise than all the assorted poultry put together. Sometimes it's a toss up between who can make the more noise - 5 geese honking with excitement for their tea or my son, it's a very close call!

[RichmondHens]

I've never been that impressed with wing clipping, it doesn't stop my girls from getting on top of a 7ft fence.

I'm sure they learn to counter the balance after a while, I may clip the other wing this year and see how they like them apples.

It works for the majority of birds, but not all. I have some determined bantams that have had practically their whole wing taken off (featherwise of course) and they still get out. I hate not being in control so these little birds drive me crazy with the constant escaping. If they were just getting out to forage I wouldn't mind so much but they like to make secret nests away and hatch endless babies which isn't very helpful.

[Two_Sheds]

Small birds, being lighter, can still fly pretty well with a wing clip