clip the wings

BrandyWA · **Joined:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:16 pm **Posts:** 4

If I was to clip the wings on my pekin ducks is there a do and don't on how to cut them and is there a preferred wing to clip?

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:59 pm

Yes the best is not to clip them at all they will be so venerable to foxes ect.. you should not need to clip any common domestic duck breed they should stay put if they are happy

Tenni Farm · **Joined:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:29 pm **Posts:** 2

As I learnt the hard way and lost all 3 in 1 night to foxes we think could have been wild dogs we are not sure but never will we do that again

BrandyWA · **Joined:** Thu Jan 17, 2013 2:16 pm **Posts:** 4

Silly me should have thought of that sorry

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:24 am

Thats ok you would not be the first

DoubleDuckz · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2013 10:34 am **Posts:** 1

I clipped mine but they were in a large run and it was to stop them flying over the fence until they got used to their new home, worked well for me

Tenni Farm · **Joined:** Sat Jan 19, 2013 3:29 pm **Posts:** 2

Did you only clip them the once and let them grow back?

oozcorpse · **Joined:** Sun Nov 04, 2007 8:15 am **Posts:** 2715

so Pekin can fly well then?
have to ask as I have no first hand experience with them

valleyandy · **Joined:** Thu Jan 24, 2013 3:34 pm **Posts:** 1

No they are a commercially breed waterfowl and cannot fly. a 3ft fence is more than enough for them. ColacWaterfowl is correct do not clip them

ColacWaterfowl · **Posted:** Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am

Yes my point was not that they can fly but they can use their wings for ground speed run and flap gives them much more speed to flee from predators

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