I found this picture of how to do it http://www.poultryhelp.com/wingclipping.html
I think the idea is to make them uneven, to deter them from flying out, and getting into trouble/mischief.
Search found 9613 matches
I found this picture of how to do it http://www.poultryhelp.com/wingclipping.html
I think the idea is to make them uneven, to deter them from flying out, and getting into trouble/mischief.
don't know how to deter them, but I noticed yesterday that one of my birds looked thinner and blacker than the others! It flew off when I came near, and it wasn't stealing their supper from under their beaks, maybe it was hoping for leftovers. I can't keep them off the cherry tree either, they have ...
If no-one here can help try Practical Poultry http://www.kelseyinfo.co.uk/yabb/YaBB.pl
They have some knowledgeable members, at least they seem to be.
I've never kept a cockerel. If you want eggs the ones I got first were Black Rock, they are a hybrid, so even if you did have a cockerel you couldn't breed them to be the same. They laid well for me. One was mostly black, the other had more brown in it, so I could tell them apart, and I had a White ...
price of rhubarbI've just picked 5lb of rhubarb to sell at our dance club's charity book stall tonight. Of course I never buy it so I've no idea what to suggest for price ('a donation', probably). Any ideas? Does anyone know how much you should pick? It seems to grow thick and tangled; if you dont pick it the stems...
Hi, Welcome to the forum. My hens live in the orchard, on grass, but I know that some people with small hen runs have them paved. A lot of people did this in case they had to keep them covered in any bird flu outbreak. (Are you still around Chickpea?). Hens are very adaptable, they will even lay egg...
|
Down the LaneRegular entries focusing on Nature in the Garden and beyond
Click here to go there
Poultry Supplies•Chicken Fencing •Drink & Food Feeders •Health & Wellbeing •Red Mite Products •Poultry Feed •Automatic Door Openers •Chicken Keeping Books
Chicken BreedersOver 400 Breeders across the UK now listed.. Chicken Breeders & Other Poultry UK Pages
Ex-Battery Hen |