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Leg Bands vs. Wing Bands
DeWayne Edgin:
Haha. Butter knives work to! ;D
Susan Mouw:
Well..now that I have wheaten/blue wheatens - with new chicks coming from Paul Smith in a week or so, plus the new trio of whites, plus new eggs, blacks coming from Paul and (hopefully -fingers crossed!), some adults from Clif, it is imperative that I be able to identify the source of each chick.
So, I broke down and wrote Sheryl an email to place an order :)
One question - what sizes do you keep on hand (Gordon and Sharon) as the chicks grow - what is the smallest for chicks coming out of the incubator and what is the largest for adults? And do you get every color in between.
In other words, if you start with a 4 and adults take a 10, do you use 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 in the interim?
Thank you!!
DeWayne Edgin:
I use colored zip ties and just watch they don`t get to tight. When they start geting tight, i cut the old one off and put a new one on.
Birdcrazy:
Susan, I start out with size 3 for bantam and size 4 for LF. It doesn't take long for them to graduate to the next size up. Years ago I tried the larger sizes in the rubber stretch bands but found the chicks could remove them easily, especially when they went in outdoor runs. So after changing to the next larger size after hatching, the next time I start using the hard spiral plastic bands. I do occasionally lose a band with these but not to the extent on the larger rubber stretch bands. So if this makes sense I go for bantam 3,4,rubber stretch bands 5,6,7 hard spiral bands. LF 4,5 rubber stretch bands 6,7,9,10,11 hard spiral bands then 12,14 numbered plastic bands.
Susan Mouw:
Thank you, Gordon. I'm ordering size 4 and size 5. Then I'll use the zip ties until they are adults.
So..next question. Where do you get the numbered plastic bands for the adults?
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