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<strong>Better</strong> <strong>Queens</strong> <strong>by</strong> <strong>Jay</strong> <strong>Smith</strong><br />
Clipping the Queen's Wings<br />
The question has often been asked, "Does it injure the queen to clip her<br />
wings?" In case the wings are clipped too close to the body it may injure the<br />
queen as veins and nerves are cut. We clip the tip ends of both wings which<br />
prevents the queen from flying and in no way injures her. We do not advocate<br />
clipping one wing as the queen is apt to be injured. We used to clip one wing<br />
but too often just as we squeezed the scissors the queen would poke a leg<br />
between the blades with the result that she got an amputation along with the<br />
clipping. We prefer to have all the queens clipped in the outyard that we may<br />
know if any have been superseded.<br />
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