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In the Brooder
I am happy to see the work Yellow House Farm is doing with the Ancona breed! I look forward to watching your flock grow. Hopefully I will have some more room for some
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Joe, I'm getting eggs at about 60% now from the seven Ancona hens I have, they are large to extra large eggs.
I bought some red sex links in Feb just to work with for the year to be sure everything is fine (perfecting my trap nest) still haven't lost a bird this year, yay! Everything will be all set for the spring, I'm very excited.
I would backup your banding with another method, toe punch or wing band or a different band type… I have several breeds and they often lose their bands, particularly my Anconas.
As you grow in poultry, these notions will change. Wingbands are the most professional manner of tracking your stock. The area where the wingband is placed is a thin membrane, much less substantial than a human earlobe, and chickens have a significantly inferior nervous system. Ergo, it is much, much more painful to have your ear pierced, which, as many of us know, is insignificant. There is no comparison between wingbands and dubbing, although the latter is part of the game--ha--literally as it were. ;-)Do the wing bands have to be poked through the web on the wing? Because im not really comfortable with those types of bands...I had a broiler that had one of those,and it didn't look too comfortable on her,though she never really showed any signs of pain from it...I just don't really like doing that with my birds...I've never even dubbed any of my game chickens...