why do they mark chicks foreheads?

[sydney13]

i got a few chicks and a gosling from ideal pouktry. the goose came with a mark of red on her forehead and the chicks are pecking at it. why do the hatcheries mark the birds heads? does any one have any chicks who have been marked and how long does it take for it to rub away?

 

[kelseygirl707]

Usually they mark the packing peanuts (Roosters) with the red mark, or maybe if you got 2 breeds that look alike, they did that so you could differentiate.

 

[cletus the rooster]

my roosters came with the forehead mark.(might not be relevant)

 

[sonjab314]

I picked my roo up at the hatchery. It was the only chick I got that day and they still marked his head. He's almost a month old and he still has an orange spot on his feathers from the marker lol.

 

[NurseNettie]

It's usually for identification ( sex, breed, etc), and will usually stay as long as the fuzzy feathers stay.

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[cletus the rooster]

from Cackle,sonja?

 

[sonjab314]

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Yes. I've gotten all my chicks from them.

 

[Frogdogtimestwo]

I called Ideal about this and they told me they do it to either mark your ordered stock from peanuts or at the customers request.