Clipping Chicken Wings

So, life in the Swift's Chick'n Shack may not be the Ritz Carlton but I never thought it would never consider it Alcatraz! The chicks must think their current home is similar to life on a prison island and attempted to escape.  For one chick, Belle, her escape attempt proved successful and she flew out of the box setting off security alarms which notified the surrounding county and city police forces but mostly freaking my wife out.

This news of the chicks flight ability (The Wright Brothers would have been proud) prompted a quick interweb search on when and how to clip chicken wings.  Being a teacher, I found three great resources depending on your learning style, attention span but more distinguishing, age.  ;)

1 - Reading: 40+ years old
http://www.chickenkeepingsecrets.com/keeping-chickens/clipping-chicken-wings-why-when-how/

2- Pictures: 25-39 years old

http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-clip-trim-the-wings-of-your-chicken-to-prevent-flight


3 - 35 sec Video:18 and younger

From the research, it seems best to clip only one wing. Does anyone out there in blogger world have experience or hints on how to clip chicken wings?!

As I have not done it yet, I will let you know how it goes!