Recent content by woodsmanswife

Well, here are the results! Most of the chicks had bands that were through the skin and not the bones. Only one actually went between the bones, poor thing. The cutters worked great. The bands were thin enough that one or two actually broke apart when I cut them. By cutting them near the wing...

Well, here's what my DH suggested. Have one of us hold the chick. Using his wire cutter things (the small ones) clip through the band as close to the wing as possible, then just the length of the band that is already in the wing will have to pass through when we pull it out. Smart man, I'd...

Thank you for helping answer my question. I may pass out doing it, but I'll have my DH help me. Sigh.... I vote for leg bands. Snip and you're done.

I am glad to be here too! A good friend of mine told me about BYC and I didn't truly understand what you do here. It is great! I'm not exceptionally computer literate so it takes me multiple times to learn how to post messages, etc. but I think I've at least figured out how to get help. I...

I agree! They peep like crazy if I even bump the clip! I don't have the stomach to hurt them in order to help them. I feel like such a whimp but I am quite sure they are supposed to be removed. It will certainly affect their growth.

I am a new member in Oklahoma. I have raised chickens for about 10 years and this is the first time I have ever encountered this problem. I purchased chicks for the first time from a store that had been sexed by the hatchery. They put a metal band through the wing bones of each of the...