Re: Best way to track birds

spamkill at charter dot net wrote:
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:33:30 -0000, " Jill"
<newsNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

spamkill at charter dot net wrote:
Hi
I should be getting my Blue Andalusia(sp ?) this week I think. If I
band them as chicks how often will I have remove the bands and re
band. I hate to even ask but is there rfid tag bands in use now? I
would like to keep better records that I did before and for that I
need a way of tracking the birds. Is there a better way than banding.
I am planning to keep eventually 2 different breeds( separated within
but sharing a common house) separately. Also do you think 50 feet by
25 feet(width of netting) is okay for each breed run for a standing
flock of about twenty-five birds ( sometimes there would be a few more
until culling.) Basically I am wanting to have hands-on genetic
training. I do realize that this is a very limited flock.

We use wing tags which [ in the main !] don't come off as they grow but take a bit of practise to get it right
But I don't know if you can get them?
The pen sounds small
What size pens do you use?


Depending on whether the pen is fully roofed over and how high it is, of course, you can make a lot more usable floor space by making "mezzanine floors" with ramps (netting-covered boards make good non-slip ramps). It makes life more interesting for the birds too.

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