First hatch of 09 Pictures added

[Buster]

I tried the painting the toenails and it came off in the first day. I think I'm going to use zip ties next time. There will only be a few from this next hatch that I need to differentiate.

 

[Katy]

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Maybe I'll go with the leg bands then. I bought a bottle of blue nail polish....I thought maybe they wouldn't peck at that like they would red. Even if I don't do anything I'll get them sorted out eventually!!

I just went down to check and one of them that was pipped has hatched. That just leaves one that I can see that's pipped. There's a couple I don't see anything on yet, but it's only day 21 for those.

 

[Katy]

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The thing I hate about zip ties is they grow so fast it seems like I'm changing them out every couple of days!! I tried little tiny hair rubber bands once, but those kept coming off. Maybe I just won't do anything...sort them out later.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I have used colored little girls ponytail bands and wrap acouple times around a leg. They are the smallest Terry ones. As they grow just replace with cleaner ones and adjust to fit the leg.

 

[Buster]

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That's a great idea! Maybe I'll do that on the Speckled Sussex chicks I'm hatching because I'm getting them from two different places and want to keep track of who's who.

 

[sara]

Maybe that was the problem, all I had was like a maroonish color

 

[Katy]

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I might have some of those terry ones around here.....the ones I used were the rubber ones.

 

[sara]

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Good idea, I may have to try that. I was so mad when I went downstairs and couldn't tell which chick I marked. lol

 

[Buster]

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Nah- I used dark blue and it was gone too.

 

[Katy]

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Nah- I used dark blue and it was gone too.

The blue I got is bright blue, but I'm thinking I won't even bother with it and I'll just pass it on to my neices.`