Baby Swan Care or Neglect...

I'm not sure what age the wings should be clipped or when it is to early to be taken from their parents but two days seems much to early for either. I do know that if a birds wings bleed when they ar clipped it means that you have cut to much. They should not bleed, but if they happen to then you should have some styptic powder handy. Take some of the powder and dab it on the ends that are bleeding, this should stop the bleeding and disinfect the wound.

I have no direct experience, but from what I've read you cut or pluck the wing feathers rather than cutting the wing.

The purpose is to keep them home. In the wild, they fly when ready. In this world they may fly into a freeway.

Thank-you for the quick replys. I do not have the swans. The people who have them said that they had their "wings clipped" and they were bleeding from the procedure. They are planning to sell them. I was shocked because they were so young and it didn't sound right that they would bleed from this procedure, and that they would do this when they are so young. The mother had been protecting them under her wings for the first 2 days, and now they are gone from her.

I know that chicks are hatched in incubators and shipped all over the world, but separation from a mother at two days?

I googled "hatchling swans" and found this site which may be helpful:

http://www.whatcomwatch.org/php/WW_open.php?id=505