Banding Chickens at The Homestead – Attaching Colorful Numbered Bands to Identify Your Birds
Last Updated: August 13, 2023
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Today at our homestead, we’re going to talk about the different colored leg bands that you may see on our chickens, and why we use them.
The different colors of leg bands for us, serve to indicate the year a chicken was born. For example, red leg bands are used on our chickens born in 2020, while blue leg bands are used on our chickens born in 2022. Attaching the leg bands is a simple process.
The leg bands do not interfere with the chickens’ movement or their ability to lay eggs. In fact, the leg bands help us to easily identify and keep track of our chickens. Leg bands monitor the age of our birds, so that when their prime laying time is up, we can identify the older birds and send them to the butcher. This helps us to ensure that our chickens are well cared for, and that we are getting the most out of our flock.
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