Rope on leg -- why ?

[zekii]

I am noticing lot of pictures of chickens with a rope tied too one of their legs, can anyone explain too me why this is ?
Yes I'm a newbie, so this is probably a question that has been asked before, but a search brought up no answer .

 

[the-bird-man]

my guess is the rope is serving as a band so the person can identify what chicken is which

 

[dsqard]

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[nivtup]

You might be seeing tethers on game fowl.

Keeps them in their own area.

 

[zekii]

Most likely thethers that I am seeing, probably to keep a particular bird in one place for the camera shot.

 

[GarlicEater]

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I agree.

 

[donrae]

I don't think it's for the picture, it's the same as chaining a dog or goat or what have you, they're tethered to their own little house most of the time.

 

[Saltcreek]

You see this in Southern Ohio, Kentucky and WV where people have areas of dozens of Roosters, each with it's own hut that they raise for chicken fighting - which I am not promoting FYI.

 

[cubalaya]

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this is the right answer. its not always for game roosters.

 

[hoog]

Is this unsafe?

It seems like a great way to keep 3-4 different roosters away from each other and the hens until you want them to be near the hens for breeding.

Also I saw this a lot in the Philippines but those roos were for fighting.