chicken toe nails - should they be clipped?

[Eve]

noticed mine tonight, they look rather long, should I clip them.

They are never really on hard ground but do get to scratch around on the lawn and in the garden.

[blackrock]

Ours are on grass and mud, they constantly scratch about, and have long toe nails! I have no intention of attempting to clip them as they don't seem in any discomfort.

[TheDuchessOfNorksBride]

I've never heard of clipping hens toes, only cocks spurs.

I haven't ever clipped our hens toes and they have lived long and happy lives. (Except when the fox intervenes).

[Callisto]

My mum used to paint the nails of her chickens in bright red nail polish.

[dilbertina]

umm...why Callisto??!

[Callisto]

Just because (she was a child at the time).

[dilbertina]

Ah,that makes more sense - had visions of 50 year old woman pinning chickens down to give them a full manicure.......