Chicken Leg Bands

[Thunder344]

I have seen the plastic chicken leg bands where you buy them, but i have also seen DIY leg bands. Does the loom leg bands work? My concern is that the chickens will peck at them and break them.

 

[1muttsfan]

I'm not fond of the zip strip bands, as they can continue to tighten if not carefully applied. I use the spiral plastic ones, but every once in a while one comes off. Not that big a deal for me.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I use the zip tie type, & they work best for my birds.

 

[Ridgerunner]

I've never tried the loom bands, don't really know how they will work. I tried the spiral bands but did not like them. They were hard for my arthritic hands to get on and off. The other challenge is getting the correct size.

I prefer the zip ties. I can adjust them to the correct size when i first put them on. With any hard band you have to monitor them, the chicken's legs continue to grow and get thicker. I find the zip ties pretty easy to cut off when I need to change them. I could get the spiral bands off but, as I said, it was a little harder with my hands.

I never had any issues with the chickens pecking at the spiral bands or the zip ties. I would not expect those loom bands to be any different as far as pecking. I don't know how well they will stay on or if you can tell if they are getting tight.

 

[aart]

Have never had a ziptie tighten on it's own in the 7 years I've been using them.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/leg-banding-with-zipties.68075/