The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Renie'sPeeps]

This is one of my 1/2 English x American SOP LF Buff Orpington Cockerels. I have several available. PM Inquiries Welcome How does he look Don??

 

[delisha]

Delisha, I will get the NPIP guy to put those on, but I like to look out in the yard and tell them apart from a distance. You'd have be up close to examine those from a distance.

They come in all colors and you can choose metal or plastic too.

 

[delisha]

For safety they even come in bar codes.

 

[Kiniska]

For safety they even come in bar codes.

Do they go through the flesh? Can you show a bird with one on? They may not be, but they look painful.

 

[deek]

Do the chicks walk off-balance due to their weight the first few weeks? I'd have to pay someone to put those on. I'm such a wimp. Yikes. They look painful to put on.

 

[delisha]

 

[TheNuttyChick]

I couldn't even finish watching the video

 

[boykin2010]

I guess I am just old-fashioned. I buy a huge bag of assorted zip ties with a lot of different colors.
I change them all out every week at least until the birds get older and stop growing as fast.
It works pretty well for me...

 

[TheNuttyChick]

That's what I do, I keep a good eye on them so they don't get too tight.

 

[thedragonlady]

Chickengirl, if you are talking about the spiral plastic ones...my cock bird outgrew the size 14. By then he had become my primary breeder, and the only boy around, so I didn't put one on him. If I had he would have needed something bigger. My girls are in size 12, but they have wiggle room.

The very important thing to remember is that you MUST check their bands often. They grow much faster than you realize and it could get really tight in a hurry. When they are little, check every week and expect to change them, if I remember right, every other week. As they get older, you don't need to change quite as often, but continue to check them. Be sure they are loose enough for you to take them off NOT just loose enough for them.

I bought my spiral bands in all sizes in white. I then went to Sally's and bought fingernail polish. Whatever was in the clearance bin. I'm very frugal with stupid stuff. Remember that you can have two of the same color since one can be on the right and one on the left leg. But you will need many sizes.

Others will chime in with what they do. There are many different gizmos to use. If you get colored zip ties, you MUST check often.

Some color code to identify their parents too and their generation. I hope this helps.

If anyone has suggestions for chicks...say 0-4 weeks please let me know. They're a pain. They grow too fast.

Just an addendum about bands....... If you put one on a young , fast growing cockerel, make sure it does not become wedged between the growing spur, and the foot.This can make a swollen foot in a hurry. I actually take the bands off at that point, as I've had too many with bands wedged. Fortunately I don't grow out many cockerels beyond 5 months, so identity is not a problem.