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Are your chickens escaping? Here's how to fix it

Name: Are your chickens escaping? Here's how to fix it
Uploaded: 2026-02-15T13:01:37+00:00
Duration: 6 s
Channel: Justin Rhodes
Description: In this brief YouTube dialogue, two speakers share a quick, hands‑on method for recapturing a chicken that has escaped onto a fence and preventing future…

15 Feb 2026 · 0 min

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In this brief YouTube dialogue, two speakers share a quick, hands‑on method for recapturing a chicken that has escaped onto a fence and preventing future escapes. The advice emphasizes a stealthy approach—approach without eye contact, act distracted, then swiftly grab the bird. After capture, they recommend using scissors to trim the long flight feathers on one wing, likening the cut to trimming fingernails. This feather clipping creates a shorter feather pattern that reduces lift, so the chicken can no longer sustain flight and will spiral down if it attempts to fly, effectively keeping it grounded without harming the bird.

I caught a chicken flying up onto our fence and getting out.
No problem.
Got an easy solution.
First of all, you've got to sneak up on it. And to do that, do not make eye contact. Act like you're walking somewhere else and then quickly grab it.
Then take some scissors and it's like clipping fingernails. This is the long feather pattern. You go to the bottom of that and there becomes a shorter feather pattern right there. That's where you cut. It doesn't hurt them. It's like cutting fingernails. You've clipped the wings. Clip one side because if they try to fly, they're just going to spiral and you should be good.