My chickens are in rather close quarters, so I'm a bit more cautious when I introduce knew ones. Having said that, since the ISA browns have gone, I've never had quite the same integration issues.
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My chickens are in rather close quarters, so I'm a bit more cautious when I introduce knew ones. Having said that, since the ISA browns have gone, I've never had quite the same integration issues.
Ah I don't have those kinds of chickens. Are they a little more hardcore than others? More mean? I mean, chickens are already kind of jerks to begin with. Haha I definitely wouldn't want even more mean ones! Haha
I could understand having more issues in tighter quarters for sure! I think free ranging helps my situation a ton!
ISA browns are sweet enough towards people, but nasty to new comer chickens! It took me about two months to get some sort of equilibrium with them when the news ones came in.
I need to sort out my quail now they're in season and take out the excess males. I've got a female with a bald patch already. She must be the pretty one! Lol!
So I was reading that some people watch who they pair with... and separate in that manner... Do you watch that closely? I honestly cannot tell the difference between my males! Hahaha
I pick out the biggest ones (or try to, but my daughters have soft spots for certain ones) for breeding and put a blue tie wrap on their legs. The females I keep get a red tie wrap. I can tell some of them apart because they have a variety of colours, but then their babies end up looking the same! Lol!
Oh man. Do you have any suggestions on the wraps? Or leg bands? You think that's super needed for the whole thing? I have a hard time catching my quail though... Poor things. I should get a fishing net...
Lol! I have images of you quail catching with a fishing net now! Probably a good idea though. 🤔
I use cable ties; is that what you call them your way? Those plastic ties you loop back through the little clip bit. I don't keep them on a huge scale though. Because we hatched them all, they are too bad with being handled, but then they aren't as quick as Bobwhites either. They (bobwhites) can fly quite well, but Japanese ones tend to stick to the ground more.
I ALMOST bought a net today but didn't have a second opinion on which to purchase - so I didn't. Haha. I think that's really the only real way I will be able to get them safely. The last time I caught one of the adults... I have no idea what happened, but he started bleeding! Like a lot. Had to separate him and make sure he was fine (he was! and is! haha).
Oh yeah, I know what you're talking about. We call 'em zip ties! :) I assume cause they kind of make a zipping sound like a zipper... Hahah. Creative, I know. ;)