Total newbie

[Queenisafella]

Just looking to order the chicks I want so in 6-8 when the frost is gone and my husband finishes the coop I’ll be mostly set. I saw a conversation on Pinterest that lead me here about bands with decals to help tell the chickens apart. I’m also sure I’ll have tonnes of questions once I get into it. I presently have a pot bellied pig and chickens are also allowed in my city- just no roosters. Any advice or tips would be helpful

 

[BlueBaby]

Hello, and welcome! Glad that you joined! There are a lot of thread's here at this site in the other forum's where people might have been wondering the same thing's that you are. I myself learned a lot by reading many of the thread's here. Good luck!

 

[chrissynemetz]

Hi and welcome to BYC!! It's nice to meet you!

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC.

Here are some helpful links:

• Great go-to resource - Articles
• Insightful feedback on how members manage their flocks - Topic of the Week back-catalogue

Best wishes

Pork Pie

 

[N F C]

Hi, sounds like you have some fun headed your way with a new flock! I've never banded my chickens but have seen various types and colors sold through farm stores.

Thanks for joining us!

 

[TwoCrows]

Hello there and welcome to BYC!

Leg bands are pretty popular. If you aren't keeping 100+ chickens, you can usually identify each chicken in a small flock after they have matured. No two chickens look or act completely alike.

Good luck with this new adventure you welcome to our community!

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.
I agree with @TwoCrows . Unless you are getting all the same breed and with such a small flock, they are pretty easy to tell apart by differences in personality, voice, feathering, body posture, behavior, etc. I personally wouldn't want to band unless I was breeding.

 

[Dmaggot]

Hello and welcome to the joyous realm of chicken keeping!

I also agree that chicken banding isn’t usually necessary. Bought colored bands myself and they still sit in their original package lol. As for information, check out The Chicken Chick’s blog...Kathy Shea Mormino. She has a lot of good information and is like Myth Busters, debunking incorrect (and often downright dangerous) chicken keeping advice. There is another great blog out there but I can’t recall the name right now; will post it later once I remember it. They and The Chicken Chick are both on Facebook too and both come highly recommended by my poultry vet. Raising chicks/chickens is easier than you think; if you keep them safe from predators and adverse weather you will be ahead of the game. Enjoy!!

 

[rjohns39]

Hi and welcome to BYC We're so happy you've decided to join us

 

[Isaac 0]

Welcome to BYC! It's so great to have you here!