How to tell the age of your hens

[livingwithchicks]

I raise gold comets. I get 6-8 at a time. mostly they look a like so when the older ones need to be culled how will i tell which ones are the oldest. i was thinking of some kind of band on thier legs but not sure if that would work. i really love the gold comets for their disposition so i don't want to get other hens right now.

 

[sourland]

Bands from one of the supply houses would suffice. You could use different colored bands to differentiate the years.