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How do you clip chickens wings to stop the little chuffers flying,mine are getting a bit too Free Range,believe you clip the flight feathers on one wing so it puts them off balance ?
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How do you clip chickens wings to stop the little chuffers flying,mine are getting a bit too Free Range,believe you clip the flight feathers on one wing so it puts them off balance ?

I always do both sides of my chickens. Doing just one side makes them very unhappy chickens. Video on utube shows actual clipping:

Good luck
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I always do both sides of my chickens. Doing just one side makes them very unhappy chickens. Video on utube shows actual clipping:

Good luck
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Thankyou
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Thankyou

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Blimey thats a bit drastic I thought you just took a lttle notch off one feather !! They are american chickens does that make a difference :D All I need to do now is get the little chuffers down from the eaves of my barn.
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Our chickens got so free range we had to take there bus passes away.
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Keep pressing the wrong tab
Blimey thats a bit drastic I thought you just took a lttle notch off one feather !! They are american chickens does that make a difference :D All I need to do now is get the little chuffers down from the eaves of my barn.

Decided I dont like chickens they smell :(
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