how do I mark my favorite hens so dh dosen't give them away

[2chickenrich]

WE are going to give some hens to family and I want to keep the sweets ones, they are all sweet red stars, but some have to go we really didn't think they would all live . I guess we are better at this than we thought we would be. anyway , I don't want the marked ones to get pecked. So any ideas?

 

[Attack Chicken]

Put some legbands on the ones you want to keep.

 

[junebug7334]

paint their toe nails with bright polish. My DD used to do that for fun- but it worked for other things. Good luck.

 

[redoak]

We use little zip ties for leg bands. We put them on very loose and keep an eye on them so they don't get too tight. They have been on for 3 months so far and none have slipped and tightened on the chickens.

 

[spook]

Either that, clip her flight feathers or separate her.

My birds would eat each others toes if I painted their toenails- lol. I thought of that too, but then my girls came to mind with my own painted toenails exposed in summer!

 

[EliteTempleton]

I found leg bands at the feed store for $0.10.

Here is a pic of one in use:

 

[happyheart]

Has anyone ever used those little rubber bands that are colored for hair? I thought about that but didnt know if it would cut off the circulation on their legs. I really get tired of calling all my white rocks chicken nugget and there is clearly only one called that, she is the one that chases me on the tractor when I'm mowing.

which by the way scared the crap out of me the first time she did that thinking she was coming after me., so I kept speeding up the tractor til I was flying definately didnt have straight lines that day!

 

[Frizzledhen]

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[newchickenfamily]

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