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I just got a new hen for my soon to be sister in law, she wants hens for her coop during the wedding.

Hi! momma hen, think of your girls wings as finger nails.you are correct DON'T clip both.pick up your girl tuck her under your arm holding her face forward with one wing free the other held tight to your body.asumeing your right handed with your left hand spread the wing out in to a fan.you will notice that the feathers close to her body are shorter in length & as you will see they get longer as you run your hand along the wing.the feathers you need to trim are about 5 or six of the shorter ones close to her body NOT the long ones father out. the ones that give lift are the shorter ones.you really need someone to help you here with the triming take of about "2 INCHES",no more than that as it's not needed for hens that only have semi flight at the most.If you don't want to STRESS your girl out too much & keep her calm from struggleing,try what my dad taught me.put her head under the wing your not cutting then rock her back & forth this puts her in a coma as she thinks it's night time she will go limp while you trim the back feathers.when your done just release her head & she'll wake up with in secounds. happy trimming

Thanks for the information! Really Helpful! :)