Clipping wings on your chickens may be necessary for their welfare and health. In this video we explain why we are clipping some of our chickens wings to keep them safe and demonstrate how to do it.

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Opening Music credits:
Artist = Earth Tree Healing
Composer = Claudine West
Website = https://claudinewestmusic.com/earth-t...