Chickens
When to Clip Chicken Wings and How to Do It
Clipping the flight feathers is a five-minute job that grounds a hen for one molt cycle — when it's worth doing, and how to trim without cutting into a blood feather.
Most of it is invisible when it’s going right: that’s the goal, not an accident.
EXPLORE BY TOPIC
Getting started
Day-to-day care
Hatchling & Baby Bird
What to Do About a Broody Hen
A broody hen is a chicken who's decided to sit — either let her hatch a supervised clutch, or break the mood before three weeks of not laying and barely eating catches up with her.
Diet & Feeding
What to Feed or Not Feed to Chickens
Chickens will happily eat almost anything, which is the problem — the treats worth adding to a layer diet, and the kitchen scraps that are outright toxic to a hen.
Hatchling & Baby Bird
When Can Baby Chicks Go Outside?
Chicks are ready to move to the outdoor coop once they're fully feathered around six weeks — the coop temperature and weather rules that make the transition safe, and how to harden them off.