Do you band your baby chicks?

[TheFreundFlock]

Do you band your baby chicks? If so what do you band with?

I was thinking about using strips of paper with tape seeing they will grow and need new bands, but if their is a better idea PLEASE let me know!

Thanks!

 

[chickentracy]

I use cable ties. they are cheap andcome in lots of colours/sizes.

 

[LizzyJo]

I read your post title as "Do you brand your baby chicks?" What a horrible picture in my mind. A baby peeper roundup! And then the branding iron! It must be getting late. I'd better go to bed and get lots of rest.

 

[astylishgirl]

I sell leg bands of all different sizes in small quantities. Check out my website www.hoofandhenranch.com.

 

[morninggloryhatchery]

you can if you would like. Its your opinion. Some people do it for tell what gender they are if they have breeds that the hens and roo's look familiar. I had a friend that used the really small zip ties. but if you have a bay chick i wouldnt go with a zip tie unless you always check and see if there is enough room in the zip tie for the leg.Hope it helps!

Joy
Morning Glory Hatchery
Wasilla, Alaska

 

[cmom]

I used zip ties when the some of the birds were chicks but checked them a lot since the chicks grow so fast. I put the bands on them when they were about 3 months old. The band were loose and a couple of the birds did manage to get them off but not at the same time so I just put the bands back on. Now I buy leg bands. The birds grow so fast I just order the adult size of what ever breed I want to band. Also when banding using the same colors of bands I put one on the right leg on one bird and one on the left leg of another bird. I have also put a different color on both legs of a bird. I use Kuhl colored plastic spiral leg bands. I have read of some one using nail polish on the bird’s toenails. Here is where I get my leg bands.

http://shilala.homestead.com/tags.html
"The Easy Chicken Poultry and Supply"

Kelly Chewning
1602 Salem Road
DuBois, PA 15801
(814)-583-5374
Email: [email protected]

Also, I have some friends who get there bands from Cutler’s Pheasant and Poultry Supply
http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6&zenid=mmlpici05da0e2diif7vqg1te1

Guideline Chart for Bird Leg Band Sizes
No. Band Size Physical Size Fits
2 1/8" Canaries, day old Quail
3 5/32" Parakeet, 1-4 week old Quail, Doves, Cockatiels, Guinea keets
4 1/4" Baby Chicken, Coturnix Quail, small Pigeon, adult Bobwhite Quail
5 5/16" Pheasant hen, Tumblers, medium Pigeon, Homers, Wood Duck
6 3/8" Pheasant cocks, month old Chickens, large Pigeons, Chukar Partridge
7 7/16" Ringneck Pheasants, Mallards, Wild Ducks, Bantams, Feather Leg and Runt Pigeons
9 9/16" Wild Ducks, Pheasants, Leghorn hens, Ancona, Silkie, Gamebirds
10 5/8" Wild Turkey, Minorcas, Cross breeds, adult Guineas
11 11/16" Rock hens, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Red hens, Leghorn cocks, medium Ducks: Runners, Swedish, Harlequin
12 3/4" Wild Geese, Rocks, Turkey hens, Geese, Jersey Giants, Orpingtons, larger Ducks: Pekins, Rouens, Muscovy
14 7/8" Canada Geese, Turkeys, Honkers, Jersey Giant Cocks

 

[TheFreundFlock]

WOW!! Thanks for the help! The sizing chart was great and really helpful! I have buff orpingtons fixing to be hatched. I think I will start off with the zip ties (cheap and easy to replace with growth) and get something more permanent when they stop growing!

I read your post title as "Do you brand your baby chicks?" What a horrible picture in my mind. A baby peeper roundup! And then the branding iron! It must be getting late. I'd better go to bed and get lots of rest.

I I had to double check the title and make sure I did not put that! My I misspell like crazy and it would be something I would do!!!​