La Fleche Owners? Considering...

[ColtHandorf]

@LaFleche - I noticed metal, numbered leg bands on some of your birds. Are those closed metal bands, or open? 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?

 

[MissTracy]

Lol they came like that. I do not band my chickens, they honestly look like zip ties to me.
And, if you’re ready to laugh... I put them in a pen with an eight foot fence. You guessed it, they are sleeping in a tree. I have lots to do in the morning

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Are you in the states? If so where did you find them?

 

[MissTracy]

I am in the states. Found them in Louisbirg NC. I am in Wake Forest. Got the whole flock for $50. Got lucky.

If you can locate a poultry auction on a nearby city’s craigslist, I’ve seen a wide range of birds go through those, but of course you’d have to get lucky. Got a great breeding pair of bantam cochins for $2 and now I have a flock.

 

[MissTracy]

*Louisburg

 

[LaFleche]

@LaFleche - I noticed metal, numbered leg bands on some of your birds. Are those closed metal bands, or open? 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?

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).

ETA:

https://www.bdrg.de/media/docs/Ringgroessenverzeichnis_2019.pdf

 

[LaFleche]

Lol they came like that. I do not band my chickens, they honestly look like zip ties to me.
And, if you’re ready to laugh... I put them in a pen with an eight foot fence. You guessed it, they are sleeping in a tree. I have lots to do in the morning

Lure them back with scrambled eggs.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I am in the states. Found them in Louisbirg NC. I am in Wake Forest. Got the whole flock for $50. Got lucky.

If you can locate a poultry auction on a nearby city’s craigslist, I’ve seen a wide range of birds go through those, but of course you’d have to get lucky. Got a great breeding pair of bantam cochins for $2 and now I have a flock.

Wow, that's amazing. I didn't know there really were any in the state's

 

[LaFleche]

I am in the states. Found them in Louisbirg NC. I am in Wake Forest. Got the whole flock for $50. Got lucky.

If you can locate a poultry auction on a nearby city’s craigslist, I’ve seen a wide range of birds go through those, but of course you’d have to get lucky. Got a great breeding pair of bantam cochins for $2 and now I have a flock.

How did you get them for only $ 50?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

How did you get them for only $ 50?

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