Labeling the Chicks? Help!!!! Tumbleweed is getting lost in the crowd!

I have used a very thin strip of vetwrap to mark chicks before. It's soft and stretchy, and only sticks to itself--not to the chick's leg. I just wrap a little piece around a leg a couple of times, making sure not to get it too tight. I find that older birds just pick it off, but chicks seem to not mind. I wouldn't use a bright color (e.g., red!) though, that might cause other chicks to pick at the labeled one. But I've used blue or black vetwrap successfully this way.

Good luck keeping tabs on Tumbleweed!! I can't wait 'till my son is old enough to understand/enjoy hatching!

 

I use colored velcro to identify chicks until I can put leg bands on them.

 

For lighter colored chicks does anyone think that coloring the down with different colored sharpies would work?

 

won't she loose track of who is who before they leave the incubator? I mean it's not like you can just reach in to mark them & they can't come out until all are hatched right? So by the time they're all hatched won't the 1st 3 all be confused with each other?


Oh & a big congrats on the hatchings!

 

I was thinking about dipping feet in food coloring... wonder if that would work?

 

dont use red or pink, it get them to pick each other

 

well yeah.. no pink or red..

but green & blue.... I only need a couple of colors..

will it work? how long will it last? perhaps I should dip my own skin to see how long it'll last

 

Home Depot, etc has zip ties in asst`d colors. I`ve used them for years. Just keep an eye on them and change them before they get too tight.

 

Quote:A small drop of food coloring on their back would probably work better. I would avoid red since the other chicks may peck at it.