chick ids

[All-American-Chick]

we have a clutch of 20 new chicks and 4 kids that want to name "there" chicks.

my delema is this how do we know who belongs to who?

each kids birds?
they are different breeds and several of each type so each child will have several of the same breeds of chick.

i was thinking colored leg bands but if there is a better easier way to do it id love to hear your ideas.

thank you

kids helped pick out the smilies
renee

 

[Ridgerunner]

One easy way is to use different colored zip ties. You will need to change them out as the chicks grow so they don't get too tight on the legs. There are other methods, but I think this is the best one.

 

[KWAK]

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[All-American-Chick]

thank you for the ideas,our 11 yr old suggested that also
smarty pants he thinks he is
i wanted something i didnt have to order and had close by.

thank you again
renee

 

[FMAFarms]

A friend who raises BOs simply used different colors of nail polish on the hens' toes. That way she (and her kids) knew which hen was which. Tagged me on Facebook with a photo of a hen with a pedicure! Funny, but cheaper since most of us have a couple of bottles around somewhere. Me, I told my kids they get to name "their chicks" when the chicks develop feathers because it doesn't make sense to call one "Goldie" if it has brown feathers as an adult!

 

[Gypsy07]

I've just started using coloured zip ties too. Seems to be working fine so far. No problems to report! Just leave them loose and keep checking them regularly. And don't use red ones - it might encourage pecking! And then when they're mostly grown you can get proper coloured leg bands for them.

 

[N&MSchroeder]

In one of the chicken books they say to mark the chick's head with a non-toxic (Crayola type) marker. Just don't use red so the other chickens think it is blood. Same may apply for the nail polish.

 

[All-American-Chick]

how sad that would be for one to get picked on.
ill take all suggestions into account.we read the story of the chicken who was pooped on and brought into the house for a bath and was given a paint job on her nails.
didnt enter my mind to use nailpolish.
renee

N&MSchroeder :

In one of the chicken books they say to mark the chick's head with a non-toxic (Crayola type) marker. Just don't use red so the other chickens think it is blood. Same may apply for the nail polish.