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Carey boy

  • Joined May 2014
    • Caernarfon, North Wales
Wing clipping geese
« on: December 01, 2014, 09:44:25 am »
Hi,

Should I clip the wings on my Emden geese?
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Womble

  • Joined Mar 2009
    • Stirlingshire, Central Scotland
Re: Wing clipping geese
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2014, 10:17:47 am »
If you want to!
 
A couple of ours have discovered they can fly, so I clipped their wings as I was forever rescuing them from the other side of the fence.
 
The rest prefer walking, so I've left them alone!
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hughesy

  • Joined Feb 2010
    • Anglesey
Re: Wing clipping geese
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2014, 11:24:14 am »
Our Embdens can get off the ground a bit, but I wouldn't describe it as flying. We've never clipped them and apart from the odd hop into one of the pig pens they never go anywhere.
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Possum

  • Joined Feb 2012
    • Somerset
Re: Wing clipping geese
« Reply #3 on: December 02, 2014, 07:18:39 pm »
Carey boy


How far/high can they fly? Mine do lots of enthusiastic wing flapping and their feet occasionally leave the ground but they never get very far. You can end up with a few bruises when you clip the wings of several geese, so only do it if you really have to. :)
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Simon O

  • Joined Mar 2010
    • Bonkle
Re: Wing clipping geese
« Reply #4 on: December 02, 2014, 10:45:54 pm »
ours can fly into a neighbouring field but they always get back one way or another so we don't bother
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