chicks

[coey]

can anyone tell me how long is the latest is i can ring a chick? i have got a 8 day old chick, but no rings yet. the secretary said they havent arrived yet..

[westy]

depends mate 9 days with a tigth squeeze n some fairy ive done it with

[Guest Hjaltland]

Really depends on the size of the family you are breeding off, you might get away with a few days longer if its a small type of family... Hope your rings arrive soon or it'll be a tight squeeze as Westy says.

[coey]

i know the hen is a wal zoontjen. not sure about cock. the chick is a bit big as its the only one in nest. dont seem to be having much luck with pigeons

[Guest]

can anyone tell me how long is the latest is i can ring a chick? i have got a 8 day old chick, but no rings yet. the secretary said they havent arrived yet..

;)have had a youngster slip a ring , and un -noticed ,did pop a ring on it at (i think ,memory serves me right ) 11 days ,used vaseline ,had to keep drying fingers off, but just managed ,didnt like it tho ,felt bad doing it was a very tight sqeeze. and yes young sprint type families tend to have bigger feet i have found . hope this helps ?                                                   andy

 

 

[jimmy white]

;)have had a youngster slip a ring , and un -noticed ,did pop a ring on it at (i think ,memory serves me right ) 11 days ,used vaseline ,had to keep drying fingers off, but just managed ,didnt like it tho ,felt bad doing it was a very tight sqeeze. and yes young sprint type families tend to have bigger feet i have found . hope this helps ?                                                   andy

 

 

have managed this at two weeks old ,but very difcult and very easy to damage the foot for life,, really depends of size of yb , like andy,,above , ive used vaseline , after putting vaseline on the" knuckle" dipped the  birds leg in cold water ,,to reduce the  heat or swelling ,,then holding the birds toes with a dry tea towel, trying to put ring on using other tea towel [as the hands get slippy with the vaseline and you cant get a proper grip,, ] the faster you can get the ring on without damage the better , as when the ring gets to the knuckle this is were it gets stuck and in fact swells more , which makes it harder , but dipping the leg in cold water helps this swelling to keep at a minimum   but its a dodgy bussiness,, hope you got your rings and managed to ring them    

[Merlin]

Agree with above,but,before I use Vaseline leg is held under cold running water for some time,leg size will shrink somewhat,now apply Vaseline which will make it so much easier, try twisting it on rather than pushing or pulling.

[coey]

i must appologise for not updating. i got my rings the next day. it was a very tight squeeze, but managed to get the ring on ;D