How To Clip A Ducks Wings

[@diorre8081]

honestly this is very helpful, im getting call ducks soon and i know they fly alot so this is a perfect video

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Thank you! I'm glad the video was helpful!

[@pattysherwood7091]

I never had to worry about my fat Pekins getting off the ground, but now that I have a sweet family of Muscovy ducks, there is a problem. They are flying onto my greenhouse! I heard you can cut the feathers. Thank you for explaining the procedure so well.

[@BurgerJ61]

Thanks man my ducks have been roosting on the top of my tent

[@Valentinesvalentineses]

Thanks so much! I appreciate your emphasis on the duck's experience. Good man.

[@MichelePTL]

Thank you I have a black belly, whistling duck and another one on the way incubating this helped a lot. Thank you so much.

[@amandadavies0207]

Thank you! Cant have those buggers on the roof anymore... very helpful!

[@Digger818]

Thank you for posting this. We rescued a Scovy duck from along the road. We think she lost her mate because she was wandering a lot. She flew away once and we found her again. We have a lot of browns and Pekins but we didn't know how to do this. And we were afraid she would get hit on the road. Cheers!

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Yeah glad it was helpful! Glad she is doing well and safe with you guys too. You'll have to do it time to time female muscovies will fly into branches at times and so on. Thanks for leaving a comment!

[@SmallTownSouthernHousewife]

Great information I'm needing to clip my ducks wings soon. My family is fans of Captain America. I'm new to your channel from our FB group. Have a great week.

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Thanks so much! My boys love captain America, and most marvel characters. So I find myself wearing lots of super hero shirts. Thanks so much for watching!

[@ellagrace3370]

Thankyou for the easy tutorial, I lost three ducks yesterday and only two came back and so clipped the rest of the other duckies so they don’t get lost and can’t come back! Thankyou

[@NCD10700]

What happens if there are blood feathers before you cut?

[@anthonyferreira9059]

Thanks, specially how to check the blood in feathers and what to do if wrongly cutting

[@FlatEarthKiller]

If blood comes out of a feather, please remove the entire feather or it will be a straw that drains the blood.

[@robwilkins6276]

I have ten khaki Campbells. Did you have issues with yours flying away? Mine are 11 weekish now and they certainly are trying to fly but cant get off the ground yet

[@Melissa.duck3]

This may not be the case for everyone as I don't know too much about the breed but I had a flock of khaki kampbells for a year and some did flap but none of mine flew.

[@Cynnabunz07]

Thank you for sharing. Much Appreciated!

[@alaynnacarr1681]

Great video thanks for the info wish I had more

[@444outdoor]

This is quack-tastic

[@Cynnabunz07]

Yassss!💛

[@stevejrshade3426]

Good to know. I've had many ducks and chickens over the years, but my daughter wants a few as pets, so now I know what to do, thank you. I'm getting two pekin and one mallard, but they will be babies and kept indoors till winter is over

[@MDC21122MWC]

So do you clip it once and they never grow like that again or is it a continuous thing to maintain?

[@Melissa.duck3]

They do eventually grow back but it can take 6-18 months

[@HuntingFarmerOfficial]

Good information 👍 I joined your channel 🔔

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Thanks! I appreciate that very much!

[@hufuchannel6159]

Good channel .

[@rdr2kiddo]

Does this apply to wood ducks?

[@lukepower1654]

Will the feathers grow back and would you have to clip them again

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Yes they will eventually grow back and you would have to do it again then.

[@lukepower1654]

@@ztpoutdoors662 thank you so much really helped much appreciated

[@ztpoutdoors662]

@@lukepower1654 no problem at all! Thank you!

[@FlatEarthKiller]

@@lukepower1654if a feather is bleeding remove the bleeding feather

[@orion1243]

if there are blood feathers what do you do? Do you wait till all the wings are good?

[@Melissa.duck3]

You do not cut the blood feathers only flight feathers and if they do not have them yet they are Likely too young and have not grown them yet but some domestic birds like cauga ducks can't fly due to weight and small wings. If a blood feather is accidentally cut you can apply styptic powder, corn starch or flour to the damaged end of the feather. To stop the bleeding I would recommend pressing a q tip on the end of the feather or wound after this once the feather is pulled or removed a new one will form and maturation process will take 4-6 weeks.

[@mikeengelmann233]

When should I clip my ducks wings. Got same duck as you. They say 15 weeks, mine are about 12 weeks. I had one fly away last night

[@ztpoutdoors662]

If you check there wing feathers and there are no blood feathers left you can clip them. If there are blood feathers you'll be able to tell because they will have blood in them and will be a darker color then the other empty feather. Also if you do clip them and find you missed a blood feather and accidentally clip it. It's not a big deal but you'll need to pluck that feather out of the wing to stop the bleeding. Otherwise the feather acts as a straw and will allow the blood to flow out.

[@vikramjairam4374]

I generally clip my chickens on only one side. Never ducks. This is good info. Don’t know how to look for blood feathers though. I have 8 Pekingese’s ducks and they have tiny wings - about 6 weeks old. I’ll watch out for flying behavior. Thanks.

[@stradekun2554]

When is the right age to do it? I plan on getting a pet duck soon and we want him to live outside in our backyard. It’s pretty big but I just wanna know when is the right age.

[@ztpoutdoors662]

I just wait until I see flying behavior. Once they start flying a longer distance horizontally, but still not getting to much lift vertically that's when I would clip them. Depending on the type of duck you get you may not even need to. Many domestic ducks don't fly, or at least not week enough to fly away. Also just so you know. You may want to consider getting a pair. Ducks are really very social and having a pair allows them to not be lonely while you may be busy.

[@amandamiller1263]

How old is your duck in this video? My mallard is 8 weeks but I think I'm suppose to wait till 15 weeks to trim her wings?

[@ztpoutdoors662]

I dont remember how old it was at this point. But yes they say you should wait until 15 weeks old. I think this guy was probably a bit younger than that. As he was just starting to get his sex feathers. So im thinking it may have been somewhere closer to 12 weeks. Their feathers are still growing until 15 weeks. Thats why they say to wait. In my experience I check for blood feathers, if I don't see any i clip them. That has worked for me. I didnt actually know about this 15 week thing until not long ago. If you were ever to clip a blood feather simply pluck it out with a pliers and it will be fine. I havent had that happen yet either. Im not telling you to clip before 15 weeks but i know i have. And i believe I probably did even in this video without problems.

[@yoon-gunkim4598]

Please answer this question. Can I do this Muscovy ducks?

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Sure can!

[@yoon-gunkim4598]

@@ztpoutdoors662 Thank you

[@GoodMorinViEtNAM]

Question ... I was told to only do 1 side

[@Melissa.duck3]

Depending on the situation you can clip one side or both of you do both the duck will not be able to fly at all but if you do one the duck will be able to flap up but not have very good balance or direction so if you don't want ur birds flying off but it's ok for them to have a lil flap about or fly onto a Perch then just one will do fine

[@christydunigan7617]

Thank you!

[@Ditchbangerboysyt]

will the ducks still be able to fly? i dont want to only clip one just in case they fall and it will throw them off and they will crash land

[@ztpoutdoors662]

The reason I do one is because they can't get any lift. And are unable to fly. But they can still flutter down if they jumped from somewhere high. I've had no issues anyway!

[@Ditchbangerboysyt]

@@ztpoutdoors662 ok thanks

[@Ditchbangerboysyt]

@@ztpoutdoors662 wait if i clip both he will be balanced again and able to fly? Sorry im dumb😂

[@ztpoutdoors662]

@@Ditchbangerboysyt nope doing both is perfectly fine. And he will not be able to fly. I do one both sometimes. But alot of the time I just do one. Either will work nicely

[@Ditchbangerboysyt]

@@ztpoutdoors662 ok thank you 😊

[@NickReadsTheBible]

thanks bud

[@GuitarDeuce]

Is this a female mallard duck? I have an identical one to this. Usually the males have a green head if it’s a mallard. Just noticed that you refer to it as “he”. I tend to do that as well, LOL!

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Its a juvenile male. He was just starting to get a green sheen on his head. But yeah i underatand the confusion.

[@GuitarDeuce]

Ztp Outdoors I did the wing clipping today. Super easy. Thank you for the great information.

[@fahadmalik5794]

Is this a mallard?

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Yes

[@justSawyer338]

1:59 thats a female mallard

[@erichughes8067]

Yeah I’m just gonna go to an avian vet I’m scared

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Yeah I was nervous when. I first started doing it also. But I think this really pretty much is like a haircut or a fingernail trim would be to us. Just need to make sure the feather are not filled with blood first. Bit I do understand feeling nervous.

[@vinniefranchino2423]

To bad thats no at male thats a hen

[@ztpoutdoors662]

Lol. Its a drake. His sex feathers were already coming in when this video was made. Ducks are called drakes and ducks. Hens are chickens. Thanks for your comment, but just because you aren't able to distinguish a juvenile drake from a juvenile duck in this video doesn't make it a HEN.

[@ChristoFerrus]

dont clip, you are forcing them to give you company, let them fly

[@Melissa.duck3]

Yes so the fox can have some lovely duck for tea 🦆

[@ChristoFerrus]

@Melissa.duck3 imagine being able to fly away from danger

[@Melissa.duck3]

​@@ChristoFerrus these ducks are domesticated meaning they are fat slow and cannot fly very well so they would very easily be eaten and unlike a pigeon or wild Mallard it can take them up to 5 minutes just to get into the air.

[@Melissa.duck3]

@@ChristoFerrus please refrain from commenting when you do. Not own or have knowledge on the animal.

[@Melissa.duck3]

​@@ChristoFerrus oh yeah and about the "forcing to keep company" all non Mallard ducks would die without a human feeding and tending too them daily. I have a field and I brought one of my ducks and she had no interest in flying away and just followed me

[@ttv_ibigbot1024]

Thanks man