Marking eggs

[Guest joshdonlan]

How can i mark eggs which i want to put under feeders to recognise the parentage of the birds?

 

I did hear that marking them can killthe chick due to toxins.

 

Josh

[Guest]

use a black marker pen i have used one for years with no ill effects

 

 

dave

[Simeon Turner]

use a black marker pen i have used one for years with no ill effects

 

 

dave

 

Same for us, you could also use a pencil and shade it an area if you have a careful hand and don't press on too much  

[newbold]

you can get non toxic felt tips . i yous ordenery felts had no problems

[THE FIFER]

I use an ordinary pencil just put the nest number the eggs are out of

[REDCHEQHEN]

I write them down in a book - who is feeding what and from whom - so no need to mark the eggs - just make sure the boxes are marked/recorded to begin with - and then when the birds are rung - the exercise is virtually complete

[greenlands]

I write them down in a book - who is feeding what and from whom - so no need to mark the eggs - just make sure the boxes are marked/recorded to begin with - and then when the birds are rung - the exercise is virtually complete

 

Same here,everything on the computer then backed up on a memory pen.

[Ian McKay]

Nail Varnish and it comes in all colours

[newbold]

why what colour do you use ian ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[Ian McKay]

Nice shinney pink ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[REDCHEQHEN]

Nice shinney pink ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

I can imagine you having a night in with rembrant2coo - doing each others toenails - but would have thought you were more red men than pink (kewl)(kewl)(evil)

[Steve0]

Permanent black marker for me never had any probs.

steve0...

[Ian McKay]

 

I can imagine you having a night in with rembrant2coo - doing each others toenails - but would have thought you were more red men than pink (kewl)(kewl)(evil)

 

Well my first question is how do you know he has varnish on his toenails?

Something going on here ?

Rembrant would you like to explain?

 

We can meet up at Blackpool and check out some colours???????

[Ian McKay]

The next poat will say I am off topic but someone asked the question I only answered ;D ;D ;D

[cemetary]

Correct again, off Topic.  ;D

[Guest]

I use an HB pencil. All other suggestions above may, not necessarily will, be absorbed by the shell, and could damage the embryo. Poultry keepers only ever use pencils to mark eggs they want for breeding purposes, for this very reason.

[pigeonscout]

Some markers can kill by removing the protective coating on the shell that stops bacteria entering the egg. I lost 40 eggs because they where marked with a felt tip marker. when I am fostering eggs I just put into my records that box one is fostered in box 7. Then when the young in box 7 are rung I put the ring numbers down to the pair in box 1.

[Taylorsloft]

i have never had any problems with felt pens  

[Blue Chequer Pied]

i have never had any problems with felt pens  

 

They need to be non-toxic waterbased if possible

[Guest]

Nice shinney pink ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 

goes with your handbag. ;D :X

[pault]

I use an ordinary pencil just put the nest number the eggs are out of

same as fifer

 

[Ian McKay]

 

goes with your handbag. ;D :X

 

So you noticed wondered how long it would take. Did you like the colour ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

[pigeonscout]

 

They need to be non-toxic waterbased if possible

 

A non-permanent marker uses an erasable ink — an ink that adheres to the writing surface without binding or being absorbed by it — for temporary writing with overhead projectors, whiteboards, and the like. They may also be used by children when adults want to be able to clean up after them. The erasable ink does not contain the toxic chemical compounds xylene and/or toluene, unlike permanent markers.

 

[pigeonscout]

You can always mark the nest bowl they are in and not the eggs.

[Guest bigda]

when the egg or eggs  hatch what then!   the one that's going to feed it is the ones you should have logged as,the foster parents no marking the egg :-/