I just measured my toe punch to the illustration Jim and the picture is actual size. I think zip ties are dangerous, so are those plastic coil bands that look like a spring.
Walt
I have had to use a wire cutter to remove spiral legbands from birds when somehow I missed the chicks growth spurt. You only make this mistake once in a lifetime! I have also had to remove zip ties.
On adult birds the zip ties are okay, but always use the as temporary use.
Even the bandettes below will tighten on a growing bird.
ETA: A picture can be worth a thousand words, or so they say.
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