Chicken claws

[TwinChickens]

Is it ok to clip a chickens claws? One of my chickens loves crawling all over anyone she meets and we've all got more than a few scratches from her trying to clamber on top of us, so I was wondering if there's a way to reduce that. If not, I guess love comes at a cost

 

[Circle W Farms]

Yes you can clip them. You can use dog nail clippers to do it but by very careful not to clip them to short. When I do it I just know the points off.

 

[Soon2BChixMom]

Unless you buff the clipped claws, they could still be scratchy. I have some flat landscape blocks in my run so that they can file down their nails when scratching around.
If I were to clip, I might find a pair of smaller clippers that you can use on guinea pigs and such. As the ones I use for my dogs, would be too big and I would be afraid of taking off a toe.

 

[aart]

Just clip the very tip off to remove the sharp point, then file it smooth.