Chick Marking??

[MBar Chickens]

What is it? What do they mark with

 

[fl_deb]

you can buy bands for the legs (which have to be changed as chick grows)

or wing clips that are placed on the wings (I do not know if they have to be changed or not)


those are the only two types I have heard of.

 

[Sportsterjeep]

bandettes or zip ties on the legs. You can also use a crayola washable marker, depending on the chick color, this is very short term though and wears off.

 

[MBar Chickens]

thanks because i read on a poultry site that the pounch holes in their feet

 

[Judy]

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I believe this is done to ducks.

 

[FarmGirl01]

You can toe punch most poultry. I couldn't find a way to mark chicks that were day olds. I tried food coloring, markers, etc.... I finally trimed the wing feathers on one side. Every few day I would check and trim some more. The feathers grow sooo fast. When they were about 6 weeks old, I used leg bands.
I couldn't use a toe punch. Not enough webbing on the toes. How do you guys get the zip ties off? Their legs are so small. Nail clippers, scissors???

 

[Lollipop]

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I believe this is done to ducks.

Not just ducks. Here`s a link to Belle Farm. They have chick toe punches. Very effective........Pop

http://www.bellefarm.net/id14.html

 

[Engteacher]

Toe punch. Use it on the webbing between their toes.