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First time banding chicks
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:33 pm
by Don
These chicks are under a pair of society, they are 15 days old now, it's a little hard to band them, I also banded another clutch of 4 which are 10 days old, much easier with the 2nd clutch. My 2nd clutch is raising by their parent goulds. I wasn't planning to band them at first, I was afraid I might hurt them during the process, however I might keep some of them and do not want to inbreed the siblings, so band them is the way to go. Sorry about the blurry pictures, I'll take pictures with a real camera next time.
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:36 pm
by lovemyfinch
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:39 pm
by L in Ontario
Nice going Don.
Nestlings typically get banded around the 7 - 9 day timeframe. They do wiggle quite a bit, don't they?
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:40 pm
by debbie276
Looks good!!
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 2:44 am
by Piciorusm
The first time it's a little bit harder, then you'll get used to band them! Good Job I would say!
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 11:09 am
by Don
L in Ontario wrote:Nice going Don.
Nestlings typically get banded around the 7 - 9 day timeframe. They do wiggle quite a bit, don't they?
Liz, they wiggled quite a bit and it was hard to get them out of the nest.
Thanks everyone for looking.
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 12:24 pm
by Queen_Bee
Good job! I'm still working up to this one myself, but I will have to start banding in the near future too.
Re: First time banding chicks
Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:31 pm
by 6finchfriends
You're so brave!