Banding Chicken Legs With Velcro Wraps for Identification
Use Velcro Wraps to Easily Identify Your Chickens
With different color Velcro bands, I can identify my hens at a quick glance, no matter how quickly they're moving around the yard. Velcro wraps are safe, easy to adjust as the chicken grows, and remove easily.
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15 Comments
Post a Commentneat idea, with wonderful pictures!
Good ideas and great pictures.
thanks for sharing your pics! thats a great idea!
What a fabulous idea! Too bad that doesn't work when it comes to parents recalling their kids' names on a particularly hectic day....
Thank you for your pics, informative and interesting.
@Augustlace Leghorns are white and have yellow legs; the grey hen is a Partridge or Columbian Patterned Rock or Orpington (I can't tell unless I see them in person, because they are similar in color) and the black one is a Birchen Patterned SexLink (a mix breed as there is no such thing as a clean legged Birchen - a pure breed Birchen would have feathers on her legs)
I never would have thought of that. I don't band mine for 2 reasons: 1) the hard plastic bands cut into their legs and cause health problems; 2) they all have names and come when they are called so I don't have any trouble telling who is who; Anyways, I've always told others to find a better way to band their chickens and to not use the plastic or metal rings, but I didn't have an alternate option to suggest they use, and thanks to you, now I do! Thanks for the great idea!
Let's see, WD40, duct-tape and velcro... what else could anyone possibly need?
AH, YES! A PC, to find out how to use them!!! EUREKA.
I don't know anything about farming, but I found these Velcro wraps to be quite fetching! I suspect other chicken farmers will find them useful. Great job!
How interesting!