August Mystery Online hatching egg swap Addresses sent

[Chasity]

I have a link at the bottom of the first post with one of the ways I pack my eggs. One thing to remember is when you think you have put in enough packing material, add more.

I noticed the link, and thank you!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

My partner is so never gonna figure it out

 

[MaineGigi]

Sooooo, now I have a question.... I haven't swapped before but I was reading posts from July's swap to kinda get a feel for it. I noticed that some were marking the eggs that they sent. With letters or numbers or both. Do I mark them with something special and just for reference for the recipient after they hatch?

 

[chiqita]

Some people mark stuff so they know what coop an egg is from. You don't need to do it. It is a good idea if you are sending " other" to let people know how long to incubate the eggs for.

I don't mark anything, but all my hens lay different colored eggs.

 

[MaineGigi]

Thank you! Thats great. I think I'll do that. That way I'll know later if my partner has questions, since my memory is only as long as a day!

 

[mrheinz77]

I mark my eggs every time I collect them based on which pen they come from. I sell eggs so it is mainly for me so I send the correct eggs. I also have 2 different pens each of 3 different breeds (2 Langshan , 2 bantam Langshan and 2 Icelandic pens).when I hatch these for myself, the chicks get different toe punches.

 

[Chasity]

I mark my eggs every time I collect them based on which pen they come from. I sell eggs so it is mainly for me so I send the correct eggs. I also have 2 different pens each of 3 different breeds (2 Langshan , 2 bantam Langshan and 2 Icelandic pens).when I hatch these for myself, the chicks get different toe punches.

I have just started hatching for others in my area after the situation we had around here this spring. I would love to have more information on tagging (toe punch). I have heard of people using hypodermic needles and color tagging eggs, but at the moment I am just marking eggs (on the out side). Then if need be I put them under different brooder lamps. If you have a trusted site, I would love to read about more ways to tag. I'm sure I am not alone.

 

[Nsampsel]

I have just started hatching for others in my area after the situation we had around here this spring. I would love to have more information on tagging (toe punch). I have heard of people using hypodermic needles and color tagging eggs, but at the moment I am just marking eggs (on the out side). Then if need be I put them under different brooder lamps. If you have a trusted site, I would love to read about more ways to tag. I'm sure I am not alone.

I separate eggs from breeds that hatch out looking similar into different bators (I have 5) or stagger hatches so they are hatching different days. After hatch, I put a dot of nail polish on the top of the chicks heads & use a different color for each breed before I plop them in the brooder so I can keep them straight later. It's temporary, & comes off when they get their 1st set of juvenile feathers, but by then I can usually tell them apart pretty well by looking at feathers.

 

[mrheinz77]

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Here is one link http://www.polishbreedersclub.com/toepunching.htm and another http://www.dominiquechicken.com/Toe_Punch_Chart.html Some breeders incorporate slitting the webbing as well to increase the amount of options. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...ing-lines-and-toe-punching-for-marking-chicks http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_90&products_id=569

 

[gabrielle1976]

please dont punch babies toes just for identfcation. You can set up ways to seperate the chicks inside the bator then band them as you take groups out , you can color light breeds in the egg, you can hatch only batches of eggs where the chicks look diffrent ect.