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There are a couple of ways. I have not used them myself but have been told wingbanding them is convenient because you never have to change it out. You can use zip ties or spiral legbands but you must change them as they grow. I really like the legbands because they come in different colors, I get an assorted pack from www.cutlersupply.com. I use size 4 for baby chicks, size 6 or 7 at about 2 1/2 weeks, then size 11 at about 12 weeks. If you wanted to keep them banded the males will probably need a size 13 or so at full size. I use one or two colors for each of my breeds that are hard to tell apart, like Ameraucanas and EEs or Isbars and the occasional BCM without feathered legs. Then as gender becomes apparent in my other breeds I go through and add a zip tie to the females so they are easy to pull out when someone comes to buy birds. I either cut off the zip ties as I sell them or tell the customers to take them off within a few weeks. They can lose a leg if you don't take it off and it stays on way too long.
 
lonnyandrinda said:
There are a couple of ways. I have not used them myself but have been told wingbanding them is convenient because you never have to change it out. You can use zip ties or spiral legbands but you must change them as they grow. I really like the legbands because they come in different colors, I get an assorted pack from www.cutlersupply.com. I use size 4 for baby chicks, size 6 or 7 at about 2 1/2 weeks, then size 11 at about 12 weeks. If you wanted to keep them banded the males will probably need a size 13 or so at full size. I use one or two colors for each of my breeds that are hard to tell apart, like Ameraucanas and EEs or Isbars and the occasional BCM without feathered legs. Then as gender becomes apparent in my other breeds I go through and add a zip tie to the females so they are easy to pull out when someone comes to buy birds. I either cut off the zip ties as I sell them or tell the customers to take them off within a few weeks. They can lose a leg if you don't take it off and it stays on way too long.
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I can tell the males apart pretty easily. So, I'm looking for 2-3 colors for the females. I have some light females, dark females, and 2 females that are darker than light, but lighter than dark (medium). I'll have to look at that. Do you have to buy a tool to apply the legbands?
 
No they are flexible spiral legbands, you can seem them here. You just open them a little and swirl the spiral onto their leg and release. Takes me about 20 seconds per chick. To take them off I use my fingernail to seperate the coils (think about taking a key off a spiral keychain) and gently bend it until I can twist it around and take it off. I do NOT reuse the size 4 bands on the chicks because I have lost chicks from used bands getting caught on the wire floor of my brooder. The larger spiral bands are a little thicker and take their shape back better, so I reuse those.
 
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well I got legbar chicks. I just 3 of the lost shipped egges hatched. I am really surprized (scrabble let me spell it that way) LOL Not only did they get lost in the mail for 2 days extra I lost electricity for 7 hours a week ago. I think there is 2 boys and a girl. will take picture tomorrow. Set on 4-5-13 AM hatch started the 4-25-13. I THINK the hatch is over. Got about a 50% hatch of the eggs I sat. Been getting 75% on a average. I amagine NO eletricity didn't help . Will do egg- topsy soon.
 
Sueg4332 said:
well I got legbar chicks. I just 3 of the lost shipped egges hatched. I am really surprized (scrabble let me spell it that way) LOL Not only did they get lost in the mail for 2 days extra I lost electricity for 7 hours a week ago. I think there is 2 boys and a girl. will take picture tomorrow. Set on 4-5-13 AM hatch started the 4-25-13. I THINK the hatch is over. Got about a 50% hatch of the eggs I sat. Been getting 75% on a average. I amagine NO eletricity didn't help . Will do egg- topsy soon.
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Congratulations Sue,

Sounds like those eggs went through a lot. Glad that you got 3....hopefully maybe your Percent will be a bit better before you totally pull the plug. Looking forward to the pictures that you will post.
 

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