Hello and thank you in advance for the advice.
So I got my order of chicks from Meyers today and they all seem healthy, I think. It has been two years since I raised new chicks! Anyway, the roosters came with leg bands made of rubber. Should I remove these right away? I mean, I don't know if they will cause issues as the chick grows. They seem pretty small and fairly tight. These chicks are not even 24 hours old yet! So I hope I can wait a few days so they can get a little more hardy before I try to remove these things.
This is the second time I have had this type of marking but the first was with ducks, which havebigger stronger legs and they came right off with ease. Don't want to injure the chicks!
Thank you in advance.
So I got my order of chicks from Meyers today and they all seem healthy, I think. It has been two years since I raised new chicks! Anyway, the roosters came with leg bands made of rubber. Should I remove these right away? I mean, I don't know if they will cause issues as the chick grows. They seem pretty small and fairly tight. These chicks are not even 24 hours old yet! So I hope I can wait a few days so they can get a little more hardy before I try to remove these things.
This is the second time I have had this type of marking but the first was with ducks, which havebigger stronger legs and they came right off with ease. Don't want to injure the chicks!
Thank you in advance.