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You might try spiral leg bands , they expand with growth to a degree . Zip ties are very cheap temporary leg bands and I have used a mini screw driver or the point of my knife to lift the lock tab and let them out to a bigger size , but its a pain LOL . Wing bands can be purchased with numbers to identify each individual chick and left for life if you want to get fancy and get some really accurate records . Or you could just toe punch them for permanent identification .
Come to think of it, my Buckeyes have wing blue wing bands on them... were could I get those at? I would imagine just about any poultry supplier online will have them.
By the way, I could see why holding a chicken in between your arms and with a tiny screw driver trying to get that tab to move.... LOL... I think the wing bands are a one time hit. How early can you put the wing bands on?