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USE OF TOE - PUNCH 



THE BEST method of marking little chicks for identification is by toe 

 punching. This is done with a little instrument that is sold by all 

 poultry supply dealers, and most poultry magazines, for 25 cents postpaid. 



RIGHT LEFT RIGHT 



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The little chicks should be marked 

 when very young. I mark them 

 when I take them from the incuba- 

 tor. The little hole is punched in 

 the web of the foot between the toes, 

 as far back from the edge of the 

 web as possible. 



The accompanying chart shows 

 how sixteen different combinations 

 can be made. Keep a record of 

 how you mark each lot, and you can 

 ever after tell when each chick was 

 hatched, and its breeding. 



By this method you can let your 

 chicks grow up together, and 

 yet be able to sort them out at any 

 time. 



CHICK TOE -PUNCH 



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