How will I tell them apart after hatching?

[Biochick]

I have 38 eggs in the bator. 16BCM, 5 ameraucana, some EE's, barred rocks,

I'm afraid after they hatch I won't be able to tell the difference between the ameraucana and the EE.
Any suggestions would be great. I think since I've hatched BCM's I'll know them.

 

[LarryPQ]

At lockdown, put the eggs in little baskets--like desk organizers. Then when you put them in the brooder, use leg bands or some such.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

put a divider in the hatcher if possible and band them when they hatch, otherwise it'll be very hard to tell

 

[Biochick]

Thanks for the suggestions.
That basket looks like it might work. Did you take the bottom out of it?
I guess I'll have to get some leg bands too.

 

[LarryPQ]

No, I just put a papertowl in it to keep them from slipping. It actually worked really well. The pic I posted was from a cry for help. The egg pictured was bleeding out, and the basket kept it from contaminating all the other eggs.

 

[Daidohead]

I named mine as they hatched, figgered I could just call them when I needed them.......Didn't work

 

[Sweetfolly]

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I have teeny little rubber-band type leg bands that I use for my ducklings. They only work for the first week or two before they have to be removed, and then I use plastic spiral bands.

Or, you could do what a lot of dog/cat breeders do and put a little dots of different colored nail-polish/marker on their heads. I personally wouldn't do that, because I don't think it's healthy, but it's an idea.

 

[Boggy Bottom Bantams]

small 4 inch zip ties are all you need. One breed on 1 leg, one on the other, or they come in assorted colors too.
Just watch them as they grow, dont want to let them get tight.