Comments on: Wing Clipping Chickens https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/ "To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven" Ecc. 3:1 Sat, 14 May 2011 11:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Elisabeth https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-670 Sat, 14 May 2011 11:52:19 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-670 In reply to Meg.

Meg,

Seriously, it takes about 30 seconds to clip the chickens wing after catching it. I was a little intimidated at first but there’s nothing to it. As Paula suggested here in the comments, do it at night when the chickens have gone to roost. What a great suggestion.

Elisabeth

]]> By: Meg https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-669 Sat, 14 May 2011 11:25:39 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-669 This is so good to know! I love that you posted pictures, because hubby and I have been talking for a couple weeks about doing this but have no idea how! We have had the chickens for 11 weeks now.

Thank you for the post!

]]> By: Elisabeth https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-660 Thu, 12 May 2011 17:09:49 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-660 In reply to Paula.

Good idea, Paula. They seem so helpless when it gets to be night time.

]]> By: Paula https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-654 Wed, 11 May 2011 19:41:30 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-654 The best time to clip them is after they’ve gone to the roost for the night. Go out there while it’s still a little bit light out and have someone help you hold them. We do this about every 6 months.

of course, if they are already out of the run, you gotta catch them!

]]> By: Zippi https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-644 Tue, 10 May 2011 01:52:18 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-644 Loved reading your post!
I also like your new blog picture of the lettuce at the top…looks GREAT!

Love,
Zoe

]]> By: Elisabeth https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-641 Mon, 09 May 2011 21:16:37 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-641 In reply to Jen.

You must have had to move really move fast to catch her. Glad she escaped any predators!

]]> By: Jen https://treasuringthemoments.net/2011/05/09/wing-clipping-chickens/#comment-639 Mon, 09 May 2011 17:18:18 +0000 http://treasuringthemoments.net/?p=694251#comment-639 We had to do this to a new chicken. I let her out of the box and she flew straight up over my head and into the bush. It took a week to catch her and we clipped her wings when we did.

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