Farming Momma 🐓 It's chicken wing clipping day! I only clip the flight feathers on 1 wing. Its like a haircut or clipping your toenails. #chickens #farming #homesteading #smallfarm #clipping #reels | Jamerrill Stewart, Large Family Table

Pros and cons to wing clipping: Cons: 🪽Not being able to get from A to B on their own will often times make a bird lose confidence in itself and its abilities. This results in a bird being too nervous to try. 🪽A clipped bird can become injured more easily from falling or not being able to get away from danger. 🪽Clipped birds can’t get proper exercise and often times become obese leading to diseases like fatty liver and heart disease. Pros: ✂️Clipping shouldn’t be considered unless it’s on a m