How to trim chicken wing feathers
Uh-oh someone keeps flying into my vege garden and scuffing up all the mulch..... Doesn't she look innocent! I caught her twice, so it was time to trim her wing feathers to stop her flying over the fence.
Step 1: chase the chicken around the garden until you finally catch her
Step 2: go into the house and find your best sharp sewing scissors. Do not put the chicken down, otherwise you have to do step 1 again. If necessary take the chicken into the house with you.
Step 3: extend one wing and trim all the longer feathers. I usually just trim one wing, that makes the chicken unstable. If you trim both wings, sometimes they can still fly high enough to get into mischief.
Step 4: release the chicken and hope you don't find her in the garden again....
Step 1: chase the chicken around the garden until you finally catch her
Step 2: go into the house and find your best sharp sewing scissors. Do not put the chicken down, otherwise you have to do step 1 again. If necessary take the chicken into the house with you.
Step 3: extend one wing and trim all the longer feathers. I usually just trim one wing, that makes the chicken unstable. If you trim both wings, sometimes they can still fly high enough to get into mischief.
Step 4: release the chicken and hope you don't find her in the garden again....
Do you trim chicken wing feathers? Any tips?
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