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[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

I tried the zip tie on a fresh one and couldn't get it to go small enough. Could probably use them now though.

I start with small zip ties, and change sizes as the birds get larger. It also helps to bend the larger straps where it meets the buckle part of the tie.

 

[BullChick]

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Ha ha! Our closest craft store is AC Moore, an hour away. Michaels is in the other direction, also an hour away. It's like LA there, in that it takes an hour to get five miles. Altoona is easier!
I have white ones. I can dye them if I do use them.

 

[Ur-ur-ur-urrr]

Gotta bug out for a little. BBL!!!

 

[chicken hawk 33]

It pips, then lays there absorbing all the blood vessels and the egg yolk, plus it's TIRED.  It's resting.  It shouldn't move again till it's ready to zip.  Up to 24 hours it will just lay there...no movement.  Leave it alone.  

I'm,not messing.I'm just talking to it.but it never once chirpeed

 

[BullChick]

One egg had fluff hanging out of the pip. It looked like a foot. Now it kinda looks odd colored. It may have been the way I was looking at it in shadow (it's at an angle by the floor). Not really concerned, but I will keep an eye on it... Like you had any doubt!

 

[Chaos18]

I start with small zip ties, and change sizes as the birds get larger. It also helps to bend the larger straps where it meets the buckle part of the tie.

I started with the smallest I had which was pretty small but kept falling off.

 

[Chaos18]

One egg had fluff hanging out of the pip. It looked like a foot. Now it kinda looks odd colored. It may have been the way I was looking at it in shadow (it's at an angle by the floor). Not really concerned, but I will keep an eye on it... Like you had any doubt!

Thanks for keeping an eye on things.

 

[Chaos18]

Gotta bug out for a little. BBL!!!

 

[kwhites634]

Ha ha! Our closest craft store is AC Moore, an hour away. Michaels is in the other direction, also an hour away. It's like LA there, in that it takes an hour to get five miles. Altoona is easier!
I have white ones. I can dye them if I do use them.

Ur made a good point re possible injury. If you go that way, it'd probably be good to turn the end back on itself so it wouldn't be sharp. Not sure about them picking the fuzz off. I've never had occasion to use them at all, though; just throwing out ideas.

 

[kwhites634]

I started with the smallest I had which was pretty small but kept falling off.

Biggest problem I see with zip ties is availability of small sizes w/o also buying large ones. Only way I've seen them sold @ Lowes is in tubes containing multiple sizes. Before long, you could accumulate a lifetime supply of large ones just to get the smaller ones.