Show METHOD ETHOD FAVORED FOR MARKING CHICKENS 2 a 5 6 FI plan for or marking chickens chicken inquiries hae bave been received ask ng how chickens chicken scan can bo be marked so as ai to be able to identify them indi an anil ilso also collectively that 1 li 14 4 liens hens from pullets etc above Is nn all illustration which chilli shows the principal way of 0 marking poultry those who 10 lo kiep keep a very close tab on their layers lasers through tile the use of tile trap nest need to have tile hie birds barked as nt at 1 A band made of some metal that will bend easily Is put on the leg and on the band Is a number the band is made in several different styles two of which are shown at 4 and 5 aben u the object la Is merely to distinguish between birds of different akes where in a flock pullets year earold and two yea year rol r ol olds ds tire till owed to run tog together ethe the bond band shown fit at 2 may be used this to IR mado made of celluloid and twists on to the leg these bands fire are told sold in different colors and blu bill could bo be used for the two year y cur old birds red for the year yearnings yearlings lings und find so fo on oil the tic ruler color to Is immaterial providing bands of the lie same color are put on oil birds of tile tho same age at 3 Is in shown ehon a way fit at marld marking tig chickens it Is used by breeders bleeders bre eders of pedigree stock to distinguish birds from froin different and could also bo be used by the ordinary breeds breeda though the in method ethod Is not as plain na as using tho the colored bands when the chicks rua are moved mored to tile the brooder breeder punch marks its as shown hown i at the letter A are made antl anil by tills this method 10 different matangi can he be identified the punching anual be done on tile the baby chicks tho the different hands bands rand and the tha too punch can be obtained from at MJ poultry supply house |