Banding Chickens at The Homestead – Attaching Colorful Numbered Bands to Identify Your Birds

Today at our homestead, we're going to talk about the different colored leg bands that you may see on our chickens, and why we use them.
The different colors of leg bands for us, serve to indicate the year a chicken was born. For example, red leg bands are used on our chickens born in 2020, while blue leg bands are used on our chickens born in 2022. Attaching the leg bands is a simple process.
The leg bands do not interfere with the chickens' movement or their ability to lay eggs. In fact, the leg bands help us to easily identify and keep track of our chickens. Leg bands monitor the age of our birds, so that when their prime laying time is up, we can identify the older birds and send them to the butcher. This helps us to ensure that our chickens are well cared for, and that we are getting the most out of our flock.
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Products used in or related to this video:
Chicken Leg Bands: https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/chicken-leg-bands/
Book – Barnyard in your Backyard: https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/barnyard-in-your-backyard/
Book - The Ultimate Guide to Homesteading: https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/ultimate-guide-to-homesteading-nicole-faires/
Book - The Complete Idiot's Guide to Self-Sufficient Living: https://www.pioneermountainhomestead.com/complete-idiots-guide-to-self-sufficient-living/

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We are full time homesteaders at Pioneer Mountain Homestead in the Appalachian Mountains of south-central Pennsylvania. We have a sawmill, produce garden, honeybees, layer hens, laying ducks, pigs, and goats. Additionally, we provide boat and camper storage to nearby visitors of Raystown Lake and sell firewood and lumber in south central Pennsylvania. Our journey is to be as self-reliant as we can be; to live as much as we can from the resources we have at hand; to effectively be productive with as minimal environmental impact as possible; to raise food in an organic manner; and to give back to our community through education or demonstration. We are always learning, as well. Life is always an adventure! We enjoy learning from others and seeing what other people are doing as well. –Bren and Chuck
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