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| Author: | BrandyWA [ Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | clip the wings |
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? |
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| Author: | ColacWaterfowl [ Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
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 |
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| Author: | Tenni Farm [ Sat Jan 19, 2013 7:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
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 |
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| Author: | BrandyWA [ Sun Jan 20, 2013 2:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
Silly me should have thought of that sorry |
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| Author: | ColacWaterfowl [ Mon Jan 21, 2013 6:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
Thats ok you would not be the first |
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| Author: | DoubleDuckz [ Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:28 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
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 |
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| Author: | Tenni Farm [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 6:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
Did you only clip them the once and let them grow back? |
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| Author: | oozcorpse [ Tue Jan 22, 2013 7:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
so Pekin can fly well then? have to ask as I have no first hand experience with them |
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| Author: | valleyandy [ Thu Jan 24, 2013 6:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
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 |
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| Author: | ColacWaterfowl [ Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: clip the wings |
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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