The African chicken, the king's bird, the Pharaoh's chicken are all the names of the same bird, which is better known as the guinea fowl. Gastronomers claim that its meat is much tastier than chicken, and poultry farmers consider that it is not much more difficult to care for it than for chicken. True, there is one problem that inevitably has to be solved by any owner of guinea fowls - her excellent flying qualities. In order for the guinea fowl not to fly away from the poultry farmstead, it is necessary to resort to some means, which will be discussed below.
Is it possible to trim the guinea fowl wings
It just needs to be done. The guinea fowl, despite its impressive dimensions, flies well and may well leave the poultry yard through the air. Therefore, the poultry farmer, who wants to keep this interesting feathered, has two choices: either to cover the place of walking of the guinea fowl with a net, or to do something with its wings, so that it does not fly like that. Most often use the second option as cheaper and reliable.
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How to cut
Going through trial and error, the poultry farmers finally settled on two main methods of treating guinea fowl wings for a radical deterioration of their flight qualities. 
However, with all the difference in these methods, they have general rules that must be strictly followed:
- Wing trimmed in the evening.
- This operation undergoes all youngsters at the same time.
- If the trimming of feathers is still done in one individual, then it should be deposited in a separate room.
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First way
This method looks frightening, if we consider that fish cutting shears or a hot knife are used for it. And all this is directed towards a tiny creature that is not more than 5 days old.
In fact, everything is not so bad, because at this age the chicks hardly react to pain. But this method gives excellent results and lies in the fact that the upper phalanx of one wing is cut off at the chick. As a result, when the bird grows up, it will not fly away on one full-fledged wing, and its appearance suffers minimally. 
Wing trimming for chicks The operation itself takes place in the evening and very rapidly:
- The upper phalanx of the wing is clipped to the chick with scissors or a red-hot knife.
- The wound is burned with green, iodine or hydrogen peroxide.
- The chick is sent to the "team", where he joins his fellow man, kuchkuetsya before bedtime and falls asleep, without trying to peck at the wound, which he would definitely do during the day. That is why the evening is chosen.
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The safety of this method is evidenced by the minimum level of fatal consequences for the operated chicks.
Second way
If for some reason the bird escaped a phalanx operation and has already grown up, starting to stand on the wing, the second method of cutting the wings is applied to it. It does not cause the guinea fowl any painful sensations, except for the natural feeling of fear, but if used carelessly it can deprive this African hen of some of its natural beauty. 
For this operation will require items in the form of:
- sharp scissors;
- one cloth glove to put on the guinea fowl;
- a small rope to bind her legs;
- gloves for the "surgeon" performing the operation.
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The operation itself proceeds as follows:
- A glove is put on the head of the pharaoh hen, her legs are tied with a rope, and she herself is put sideways on some surface.
- Guinea fowl wing rises vertically.
- Fly feathers are cut off in a straight line so as not to disturb the aesthetic appearance of the African chicken. To maintain the same aesthetic appearance, the three small wing feathers closest to the body can be left. The rest are trimmed, but not at the very root, but with the remaining 10-centimeter stumps.
- The same is done with the second wing.
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Important! Upon completion of the operation, the bird first untied the legs, and then the glove is removed from the head, but not vice versa.
How often to trim the wings
The clipped wings of the Guinea fowl grow back again, so this operation has to be repeated again and again. Usually this happens three times a year. 
The operation to trim the wings in the fowls is not a very pleasant, but necessary procedure. When properly carried out, the bird itself is not subjected to great stress, and its appearance does not suffer much.
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