Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!

[desertmarcy]

Snowbird has it in his profile in one of his albums. I believe he also posted it on the Large Heritage Fowl thread.

Would you tell me how to find/view the albums? I clicked on the member name, looked around at the options, I don't see photo albums. I tried searching the Large Heritage Fowl thread using the exacts words on the toe punch chart, and the search turned up nothing. Then I tried the whole BYC site, still nothing. I don't know why it won't be found.

 

[DMRippy]

Go to his profile... click is name in a post. The pictures he has posted are at the BOTTOM of his profile page

https://www.backyardchickens.com/u/58909/snowbird

I can't find ANYTHING on BYC search anymore. It pulls up threads but then you have SEARCH within the thread. I just use a regular search engine.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/g/a/6338294/toe-punch-chart/

 

[snowbird]

I decided to post some of the info pages on my profile page as it will be easier to find there and will not be lost .

 

[DMRippy]

I just could NOT toe punch with the leather punch.... ours has a SOLID base and it looked like it would break toes if I used it. TILL I can get a better punch, I cut the webbing to make a notch. I liked that ok, but I need some thing sharper for sure. Suggestions? Siccors are never sharp on the ends and they seem too big too.

 

[gilavina]

I just could NOT toe punch with the leather punch.... ours has a SOLID base and it looked like it would break toes if I used it. TILL I can get a better punch, I cut the webbing to make a notch. I liked that ok, but I need some thing sharper for sure. Suggestions? Siccors are never sharp on the ends and they seem too big too.

you can get surgical type ones and those are very sharp the whole way to the tip. I picked up a pair at a place that carried vet type supplies a long while back, still really sharp

 

[Zanna]

I just could NOT toe punch with the leather punch.... ours has a SOLID base and it looked like it would break toes if I used it. TILL I can get a better punch, I cut the webbing to make a notch. I liked that ok, but I need some thing sharper for sure. Suggestions? Siccors are never sharp on the ends and they seem too big too.

This is not from experience, just throwing out some ideas. What about a utility knife or razor blade?

When toe punching or cutting the webbing, does anyone dip the utensil used in alcohol or boiling water for sterilization/infection prevention reasons?

 

[gilavina]

This is not from experience, just throwing out some ideas. What about a utility knife or razor blade?

When toe punching or cutting the webbing, does anyone dip the utensil used in alcohol or boiling water for sterilization/infection prevention reasons?

I use rubbing alcohol, works well

 

[DMRippy]

Quote:
I thought about a scalpel. I used alcohol. I only marked about 9 chicks. There was one that I just could NOT get mixed up. Another that I always get mixed up LOL. The tags stay on most of the time, but I need to KNOW who is who 100%.

 

[crfarm]

Heres our little blue copper named Chickeepoo. Only 4 weeks old this Saturday. Too early to tell hen vs. Rooster, but if anyone wants to guess.....

looks like cockerel to me.....

 

[maryhysong]

looks like cockerel to me.....

that was my first instinct too, even before I read the post