Clipping the chicken's wings

After noticing that the chickens kept getting out of the pen my dad kept an eye on the chickens to see actually how they were getting out.

Today he saw Henny Penny some how flutter over the pen and into the back garden. So my mom decided that we neeed to clip the chickens wings to stop them flying.

The first time we saw anybody do this was when the chickens first moved in, and this would be our first time to do it by ourselves.

I just want to make sure that people know that by doing this it does not hurt the chicken as its feathers (which is just like cutting someone's hair). You will see that the chicken does not react.



For all the chicken keepers out there if your not too sure how to do this then make sure you read how to:

Make sure that you do some research before clipping the chicken’s wings.

It’s pretty simple.

Pull out the chickens flight feathers by gently pulling it away from its body.

The flight feathers are longer. Then use a strong pair of scissors and clip two thirds of the first feathers on the wing.