question on telling who is laying

[junior67]

ok to start I know you can check pelvic bones and I did that a month or so ago and both were very wide...... Both have very red combs and wattles.......

So I have 2 light brahma's. I can tell them apart in person but very hard to on the camera since it is more of a size difference and very slight difference in coloring on the tail which is hard to pick up when watching the camera. Well 1 laid for the first time on Sat..... I got no eggs on Sun, then Mon I got one, and Tue I got one. I THINK the one on Mon was from the other Brahma but not sure. Sat and Tue had a bit of blood on them which I have found on most of my first eggs from hens and the coloring looks slightly different to me.

I don't want to color their vents but could I put like blue food coloring (just a dot) on one of their heads or backs so I can tell who is who on the camera? I don't want them getting pecked because of the food coloring on them but thought blue they didn't peck at so was thinking this may work.

 

[cavemanrich]

could I put like blue food coloring (just a dot) on one of their heads or backs so I can tell who is who on the camera?

Sure that will work. ,, You can also use a marker on some of their feathers, to make the distinction. Final option,, Chicken aprons of 2 different colors,, you can make yourself.

WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[3KillerBs]

Can you see their legs on the camera?

I use the ziptie bands for my birds and am finding that it works well: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-banding-with-zipties.68075/

 

[junior67]

Can you see their legs on the camera?

I use the ziptie bands for my birds and am finding that it works well: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-banding-with-zipties.68075/

I had thought of bands since they are now 10 mo old so not growing very much anymore (should be close to full grown). Not sure how well I would see their legs but think I can. But they also have feathered legs..........

 

[junior67]

Sure that will work. ,, You can also use a marker on some of their feathers, to make the distinction. Final option,, Chicken aprons of 2 different colors,, you can make yourself.
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WISHING YOU BEST,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

at some point I may have to do Aprons if my roo keeps having a favorite. LOL But hoping now that 5/7 are laying he will be kinder to the one that seemed to be his fav over the winter when only 2 or 3 were laying. Not that he isn't kind but her back is starting to get a bit bare over the last month.

Thanks. I "think" I have it right on who is who that is in laying with those 2 (the others all look different so easy to tell), but I would like to know for sure since I try to keep track of who lays when.

 

[3KillerBs]

I had thought of bands since they are now 10 mo old so not growing very much anymore (should be close to full grown). Not sure how well I would see their legs but think I can. But they also have feathered legs..........

It is hard to see the bands on feathered legs without picking them up and looking at them directly.

 

[junior67]

It is hard to see the bands on feathered legs without picking them up and looking at them directly.

That is what I was afraid of with the camera. I will try a small spot of food color and see if I can tell.

I got an egg today too. Thinking Sat, Mon and today was from the same pullet. The one yesterday I think was the first egg from my other pullet. So thinking that one may lay tomorrow maybe.