La Fleche Owners? Considering...

[LaFleche]

I'm used to close banding my finches and small hookbills when breeding, but I'd love to be able to more permanently band my chickens, and I hate wing bands. Not to de-rail the thread, but do you mind explaining those a little bit?

For those who are not members of the German Poultry Breeder's Association there are still closed or clip on rings of different materials and in different colours and with numbers or alphabet available: https://stengel-fussring.com/shop/kennzeichnungsringe/

 

[MissTracy]

How did you get them for only $ 50?

She listed them for $100 on craigslist. Didn’t get any bites after I emailed her asking about them, waited a few days and she was just ready to get rid of them.

 

[MissTracy]

Some people just don't know what they have is so good

I do know I have it good! I’m going to pick up a flock of ten 8-9 month old guineas plus a few chickens for free tomorrow. Also got a gorgeous Brahma roo for free a few days ago. I stay home with my kids while they are homeschooling and keep a close eye on Craigslist. It just happens more in the winter when there are less advantages to keeping them fed and not getting eggs etc.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I do know I have it good! I’m going to pick up a flock of ten 8-9 month old guineas plus a few chickens for free tomorrow. Also got a gorgeous Brahma roo for free a few days ago. I stay home with my kids while they are homeschooling and keep a close eye on Craigslist. It just happens more in the winter when there are less advantages to keeping them fed and not getting eggs etc.View attachment 2515110

Oh no, I meant the people selling these birds for so little don't know what they have is good

 

[MissTracy]

Oh no, I meant the people selling these birds for so little don't know what they have is good

Oh sorry! Yes I know. I think it’s harder for the ones out in the middle of nowhere though. Only laying hens sell well ‘round these parts

 

[MissTracy]

Lure them back with scrambled eggs

I think today would be a good day to play the lottery.... #Iwokeuplikethis

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Oh sorry! Yes I know. I think it’s harder for the ones out in the middle of nowhere though. Only laying hens sell well ‘round these parts

Same. I was lucky enough to get some quality Phoenix from an actual bloodline a few years ago (can't remember the name anymore) but no one wants them because they tend to go broody every other month

 

[LaFleche]

Same. I was lucky enough to get some quality Phoenix from an actual bloodline a few years ago (can't remember the name anymore) but no one wants them because they tend to go broody every other month

But people go crazy over Silkies despite their obsessive broodiness?!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

But people go crazy over Silkies despite their obsessive broodiness?!

Not here. They go after them because they look diffetent, but because they're always broody. Mine were able to be sold decently because they didn't go broody

 

[ColtHandorf]

The bands you noticed are the official bands of our German Poultry Breeder Association. They are closed plastic bands of different sizes according to the breed and sex of the birds, and they have imprinted numbers and of course year dates. Registered poultry breeders will get these bands every year for their poultry. They work as identification bands, as every bird can be identified by it, the year of hatch, the breeder, the country etc. Every year they will be a different colour, so you will be able to see the age of the bird already from afar without having to catch it to take a closer look at the numbers on the ring.
These official leg bands/rings are required for official exposition purposes, if your bird does not wear those, it will not be accepted to be shown at the official German or International Poultry shows.
But they have to be put on at a young age (6-9 weeks).

That is very similar to the bands I get from the NFSS (National Finch and Softbill Society) for closebanding birds. The colors change yearly, they are engraved with the year, size of band, and a unique identifying number. The close bands have to be put on about a week after the chicks hatch, sometimes longer on the flightier or smaller waxbills. That's very neat that Germany has something similar for larger fowl. I'll have to look into these.