leg tags?

[hawcer]

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They would be closer to adults before I would tag them...and I'd only tag them if I wanted to be able to tell them apart or if I needed to for some other reason.

 

[stoopid]

Alot of us just use the zip ties, they come all different colors, and you can make them any size you need, just trim off the tail.

 

[BairleaFarm]

I wouldnt waste the money if you only have a handful of birds and are trying to differentiate. I use ketchum for my bands.. but if your set on them, i use the one with three sizes built into one. The inch thick legged roosters are a pain to tag but the rest do well.

Some tag: - all numbered and i keep a long book.

 

[DMRippy]

I use velcro black for roos and white for pullets. Each leg band gets a color for relationship (brother sisters get same color) I just use a pipe cleaner and wrap that around the velcro. I then use a color for each bird so that is the real ID. So each bird will have a family color and an individual color. You can use in combination that would work for you. I have some birds that will just have one color since I don't know family or need it. All hatchlings will get them and be banded for parentage and individuals.

They are easy to adjust as they grow if you make the velcro big enough. May have to change them midway if you make it too small. Cheap, easy, lots of options with colors (I don't use red) and visual.

just make sure you don't leave anything sharp pointing from the pipe cleaners and I put the twisted part to the outside so they are not irritated by it.