Identifying baby chicks

[IggiMom]

I still have time before my eggs hatch, but with some optimism I am wondering about this.

I do not show chickens although I like them to look nice. My chief interest is the eggs. So I would like to know how to identify a baby chick. I mean, if I have a really great egg of wonderful color, how do I remember which chick came from that egg so as to keep it for breeding?

There has to be some way to do this.

 

[ChickieKeeta]

You need to keep a record. Either on paper or computer. I recently read that people use colored zip ties as leg bands for identification. You could photogragh the egg and the chick that came from it & make a record with the photos and note what color leg band. Keep checking that the band dosn't
irritate or cut the chick's leg.