MadMitch Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 As my girls are only young, now 7 weeks. I was just wondering what age do I clip their wings. Is it at POL? I wanted to start to let them out a bit but they are already flying up on the cube and various ledges around the run so I am a bit nervous they will fly over the electric fencing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAJ Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 I can see this is tricky - you want them to have fully grown feathers so when you clip them they will stay that way until they moult - mine were done as POL - but I can also see your problem - young chcikens are lighter, so therefore I guess it is easier for them to fly. Hopefully someone who has had younger hens will be able to advise. Tracy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheik Posted May 20, 2008 Share Posted May 20, 2008 How high are your electric fences? I was planning on wing clipping when I first got chickens, but eventually made the decision to let them "fly" naturally. I have 5'6"-6' fences and don't have any real concerns they'd even try to get over them, let alone succeed. Once they start laying I suspect they lose a bit of altitude as well /\dam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
