Tagging chicks/chickens and why?

[dkluzier]

At what age do you tag your chicks and/or chickens and the reason, please? I saw some day old chicks for sale on CraigsList with blue plastic tags on their ankles and was wondering why? Thanks....

 

[LilRalphieRoosmama]

I've never tagged mine but I'm sure there are several reasons that you could. If you are hatching several different breeds for example, it would help to identify which were which. Also if you were doing staggered hatchings a few days apart, you'd know which were from which hatch. Just a couple reasons I can see off the top of my head. Sounds like this person is very organized.

 

[Soccer Mom]

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Usually it is because they were vent sexed. You mark all the males (or all the females). You might also mark them in order to know who they hatched from--important for breeders.

 

[kyeschicks]

Well the only reason why I put colored ties on my chicks is to recognize them. I can still recognize them without them, but I've done that since I started raising chickens and now I just tend to "tag" them

 

[scbatz33]

I color tag mine so I know which hatch and thus which breeder/lines they came from. I have a lot of black hens! a couple of them I can tell right away by their feathering or other distinguishing characteristics, but when I'm hatching them, they all look alike til I get to know them!

 

[Buck Creek Chickens]

I breed butterscotch booted bantams, i tage for breeding, so you can keep track who is with who and the chicks, make the paper work easier

 

[chickluver:D]

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yes that and sex and probly some other things too

 

[BarredBuff]

I am going to tag mine when they are 18 weeks old because their are some roos that will be leaving and by that time I will be dividing them in to two groups the BOs and BAs. I am tagging so I can keep up with which one is sick or is broody and to just know who they are.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

I band mine to keep track of which chicks are from which mother and father.

 

[momof3babygirls]

Each year I sell off some of my larger grown chickens. I tag my good broddies so I know which ones not to let go.