Above from Raising the Home Duck Flock p. 112. By Dave Holderread 1978

A Garden Way Publishing Book, Storey Communications, Inc. Pownal, VT

Don’t clip wings immediately after they grow out; they are still vascularized then and will bleed. Wait until they harden off.

Don’t clip the same day you intend on working the ducks. It’s too stressful. I clip my young ducks at least a week before I start working them.

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