Chicken rings?

[Farmgirl1878]

I think you’ll be surprised how easily you can tell your chicks apart. Maybe not the first week, but very soon you’ll notice that one is a little darker, or another likes to explore, or that the third one is noisy or has bigger feet... I ended up with a bunch of GLW and SLW in my first batch of chicks and could quickly tell that Peebs was a little shy, Goldie was very curious, Scratch looooooved to scratch around through the food dish, and Attila was...well, gonna be the big Hen on the block. Good luck and love on them a lot!

 

[AnimalGeek23]

I think you’ll be surprised how easily you can tell your chicks apart. Maybe not the first week, but very soon you’ll notice that one is a little darker, or another likes to explore, or that the third one is noisy or has bigger feet... I ended up with a bunch of GLW and SLW in my first batch of chicks and could quickly tell that Peebs was a little shy, Goldie was very curious, Scratch looooooved to scratch around through the food dish, and Attila was...well, gonna be the big Hen on the block. Good luck and love on them a lot!

Thanks!

 

[aart]

Thanks for the replies!
I can put them on chicks, too, right?
Are they reusable?

If you use the small ones(4") you can put them on chicks.
Not reusable, and you have to keep a close eye on them so they don't become too tight as the chick grows.
Here's a 'how to' for using zipties:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-banding-with-zipties.68075/

 

[HuffleClaw]

If you use the small ones(4") you can put them on chicks.
Not reusable, and you have to keep a close eye on them so they don't become too tight as the chick grows.
Here's a 'how to' for using zipties:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-banding-with-zipties.68075/

What would we do without you Aart?