leg band

I got two utility king pigeons recently, i was wondering the reccomended band size? Or an explanation on how to measure them

I swear about 15 years ago I was able to find an assorted size pack of spiral leg bands. Is that still a thing? I can find assorted colors but not assorted sizes. I have a mixed flock of small bantams to extra large fowl and I don’t want to have to buy a pack of every size. Thanks for reading.

Hello BYC Community, Yesterday a friend of mine rescued two young hen friends that each have leg band injuries. The farm she rescued them from obviously neglected to resize/remove the bands and as a result, these two hens have swollen, injured feet. While one is worse off than the other, both...

Hello, new quail keeper here! About 2 weeks ago, I purchased 8 adult Coturnix hens. In order to tell them apart from each other, I ordered some 8mm multicolored leg bands/rings (specifically these) which I put on them yesterday afternoon. It was an ordeal (several quails flew out of the...

This is a cochin bantam chick I think. He is 5 days old now. From the day he was hatched he had this little featherless patch on his head and a leg limp. The patch is almost gone now. But his left leg shows no signs of improving. I tried taping it and using a rubber band with a straw (like...

im looking to send silkies to be dna tested what bands are the best and what age.

Today I noticed my easter egger limping around so when the chickens went to bed for the night I caught her and discovered the plastic leg band on her had somehow ridden up too high on her leg and has grown into the leg itself. It's really deeply embedded... I cleaned the leg as best I could...