Zoning and ordinances in the area makes exceptions for chickens and cats (its an agricultural area and they recognize that it is tough to contain those two animals) so they're not worried about animal control but the neighbor shooting them...definitely worried. The 24" wire wouldn't work...
Just dip the tip of the bleeding feather in cornstarch and pinch it off until the blood stops. But you should be able to tell a blood feather easily.. It won't be as long as the other wing feathers and will oftentimes still have the keratin sheath around part of the feather.
I am posting for my best friend who has a pair of chickens. I think they are Cornish Bantams but not sure. I rescued the chickens from a cock-fighter in NYC and gave them to my friend because she has always wanted a bantam rooster and hen. She has had Rock and Rhoda since February and decided...