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That's understandable. With other breeds you may have to wait till they're closer to the 2 month mark, to ensure the band stays on, but as I said before with my silkies the 5th toe kept it from falling off. Here's a picture of one of my birds with a newly put on band. You can see how it rests on...

Well, no. Unless you have a young chick who's band has fallen off and you put on a new one. You cannot put a band on an older bird in a way that leaves the band intact.

That's when the chick's leg is small enough for the band to be slipped on, but big enough that it won't fall off. I've seen some people put a zip tie under the band for a little bit until it won't fall off anymore. I put them on when my silkies were 1 month old and because of the 5th toe...

They're permanent, so you need to order the size that is meant for the breed you have. I think in other breeds roosters and hens had different sizes, but silkies have one size for both. You put them on around 1 month to 2 months of age and they stay on forever, which is why it's important to...

I've taken new pictures, I just haven't gotten around to sorting through them yet. I just wanted to say I started another hatch a long for both the store bought eggs and the others I have under my broodys. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/experimental-other-hatch-a-long.1621159/

By the way, I have 19 eggs under two broodys. Some silkie eggs, a few project eggs (2 frizzle eggs!), and three store bought eggs. They were a bit of an experiment but two are developing. I may go back to the store to get some more to put in my incubator. Should I start an experimental...

Here are the blacks. I see some leakage on Persephone, which is a shame. Otherwise she's very pretty.

I found the black silkie photos! I'll post them all tomorrow.

The paints. I'm hoping for 2-3 pullets here. I think (and hope) Hestia and Iris will be pullets. I still think Zeus will be a cockerel and I'm unsure about Faun.

I missed week 5, because I was sick. My camera malfunctioned and I lost half of the pictures of the black silkies (again). I really hope I'll get pictures of them this week. Who do we think will be cockerels? 😂 I still think Alouette might be one of the only pullets here.

I sort of got some of the black chicks mixed up when taking photos, so instead of retaking the photos, I'll try to get it right this week.

The silkies all got their permanent ID bands on this week. This is my first year using them, so I'm still a but nervous about the permanent part but I got the size for silkies and compared the rings to my adult birds' legs and everything seems okay. The 2024 color is blue, which I find pretty...

A bit late but here this week's pictures. I think the background kind of ruined the lighting for the lighter chicks. Just know that the lavenders and whites are a lot lighter in real life.

I know, he's gorgeous! And I love Zeus' shoulder spot.

And the blacks. I also rehomed Scylla. I don't have any predictions for them, I just hope I get at leat a few pullets.

Rehomed the three paints, so now I'm left with four. I'm currently suspicious of Zeus being a cockerel. Zeus is probably the only one of the Silkies I'd consider keeping if he turned out to be a cockerel. I'm trying to select for smaller/no vaults and better toes. I'm not as hard on the pullets...

A bit late cause I didn't have time to edit the pictures but here they finally are. I'm pretty sure most if not all of the project chicks are cockerels. Aphrodite I'm 98% sure is a cockerel. Continuing to look gorgeous though. Those leg feathers are so long now. Even longer than in this...

I'm pretty sure I have a cockerel. But my god is he a pretty one. I'll try to take pictures of everyone this evening.

We are? What a coincidence Lol.

I agree that it looks like a blue mottled but it makes no sense when you take the parents into consideration.