leg bands for chicks

[old mill poultry]

I'm looking for some legbands that are numbered or ones I can write on. I got the plastic bandettes but prefer one I can keep track of each bird. Any online sources?

 

[Snakeoil]

Any poultry supply house will have them.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

Oooh, me too. I have only been able to find teeny chick bands that don't have numbers on. Don't do me much good. They're also super expensive.

Anyone have a good source?

 

[cybercat]

Bandettes come in a numbered version also in different colors.

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I've never seen chick sized bandettes with numbers--only bands that look like coils of wire, no numbers. We use adult sized bandettes on our hens.

Where do you get yours?

 

[cybercat]

Do search on the net alot of hatcheries sell them. One I know of has numbers up to 100 and five colors. These are bandettes not spring clips there is a difference.

 

[Buckhorn Farm]

What do you use them for? Thanks:/

 

[jvls1942]

If you band tiny chicks, won't the band become tight when the chicken grows?

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

chefg: to tell the chicks apart, of course!

I like to keep records, for example, of how fast my chicks are feathering, aggression levels, who their momma is (esp. if they are hatched by a broody hen other than momma), etc.

jvls1942: They sure will become tight, and in a hurry. If you see them get slightly tight, you have to get the bands off and a larger size on pronto. However, with bandettes, they expand a bit so it isn't as critical. A too-tight band could cause a chick to lose a foot if it isn't caught.

 

[Buckhorn Farm]

chefg: to tell the chicks apart, of course!

I like to keep records, for example, of how fast my chicks are feathering, aggression levels, who their momma is (esp. if they are hatched by a broody hen other than momma), etc.


Thanks.......I have not had chicken in years.