zip ties

  1. 1200 Piece Zip Tie Kit - 12 Colors

    1200 Piece Zip Tie Kit - 12 Colors

    A common practice among poultry keepers is to use zip ties to distinguish between baby fowl, particularly when they have multiple breeds of the same age with similar coloring. Details: Material: Nylon Colors 12 Colors (100 each of red, yellow, purple, pink, florescent green, orange, black...
  2. the_finch_family

    Zip ties as leg bands?

    Hi! So I've been searching far and wide for affordable and safe leg bands for my ducks, mainly my one mallard who could be mistaken for injured wildlife if she for some reason walked off after hopping the fence. When I got my first duck, she had like 4 zip ties on her foot and I cut them off...
  3. MissGreenJeans

    Attaching hardware cloth to metal run: to drill or not to drill?

    Hey there, everyone! I’m attaching hardware cloth to a Rugged Ranch metal chicken run. I started using self-tapping screws and washers to affix the cloth, but I quickly noticed that the process was generating a bunch of tiny metal shavings that flew everywhere, including into the run area. I...
  4. Moodyzebra

    Swollen leg

    So I need some advice. I picked up 4 hens yesterday evening and when out feeding them this morning I noticed one of the girls had a swollen foot. I pick her up to have a closer look and was horrified to find big black scab on her foot as well has an embedded zip tie. Now I don’t know if the leg...
  5. Seaecho

    ZIP TIES! What kind do you use?

    Never in my life did I dream there could be so many kinds of zip ties! I read that the nylon ones do break down over time, and I want some that will stand up for a long time. I have the coop, and have bought two of the 7 ft. galvanized cages to hook together as one run. I went on ebay to buy zip...
  6. lazy gardener

    Banding for flock management

    I used zip ties to band my pullets this spring. All bands on R legs, using what ever color I happened to have. Older hens wear bands on L legs. I'd love to hear what any flock keepers are doing as far as leg banding to keep track of birds. I'm not interested in buying specific bands, or...
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