Is it safe?

[coltsrox]

yea barred rocks!! i have two! you should show us!!!

 

[bluey]

What about leg bands??? Doesn't anyone sell leg bands for chickens? I've never seen them. Wouldn't that make more sense?

 

[Chicken_Lover4567]

Yea, that does make a LOT more sense. I might make my own, I don't know. Once I get everything in order, I'll post pics!!!!!

 

[cactus-hen]

Put food coloring under the chicks wing. It's safe, isn't easily worn off and can't be seen by the other chicks to pick at. Keep record of color/side to know which chick is which.

 

[joebryant]

Get a load of this, guys, now the women on here are painting their chickens' toenails. What's next--- lipstick, bleached feathers, curling irons...?
"VANITY, THY NAME IS WOMAN."
"WOMAN (AND CHICKENS), THY NAME IS VANITY."

 

[Chicken_Lover4567]

Oh come on now joebryant. I just want to know which chick is which!!!!!!! It's VERY difficult to tell, and I don't just want to say: "Hey, come here chicken. Go over there Chicken." Or say Chicken 1 and Chicken...which number am I on?" It's not like I'm pampering them.

 

[joebryant]

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EDIT: Don't forget the SPA. http://beyondthekitchengarden.wordpress.com/2008/06/05/chicken-spa-2/

 

[RavenStorm]

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Would this work on dark/black chicks like the barred rocks? I was trying to figure out a way to ID each chick without using leg bands and I'm picking up my barred rocks at the end of this month but I don't know if the color will show on the dark feathers.

 

[cyanne]

I guess this probably wouldn't work for darker chicks, but the way I marked my white leghorn chicks to tell them apart was to dampen their feathers a bit and sprinkle un-sweetened Kool-aide on them and smeared it around.

I now have one white chick, one red one (cherry), and one purple (grape).

I was worried at first that the other chicks would peck them, but after watching for a while I realized that the un-sweetened kool-aide was really sour so they would peck once and then back off and rub their mouth off like they were disgusted. Even after they were dry the other chicks must remember the taste because they don't bother them now.

 

[RavenStorm]

What about the bottom of their feet? Does anyone think that I can just stain the skin with food coloring by having each chick walk around in a different color of food coloring? If it works, that way the color would only be on the bottom so hopefully no pecking!