Hair elastics instead of leg band?

[Growingthehome]

Has anyone used colored hair elastics instead of zip ties or leg bands? I feel they would "give" a little more as the chicks start outgrowing them and are easier to remove/ buy/ put on.
There must be a reason this isn't done right?

 

[Angileen]

I don't think they would be easier. When you go to remove them you would have to pull pretty hard to get them to stretch over there toes. You could hurt the chick maybe even break a toe.

 

[Inharmony]

Has anyone used colored hair elastics instead of zip ties or leg bands? I feel they would "give" a little more as the chicks start outgrowing them and are easier to remove/ buy/ put on.
There must be a reason this isn't done right?

Did you try this? I was thinking the same thing. I got chicks with bands and I simply cut them off rather than pulling around the toes.

 

[saysfaa]

I tried it. They broke well before they were outgrown; some broke within a few days. I think they were bitten off based on seeing some come off because of that.

They served their purpose well enough in my case. I only needed to tell the chicks apart for a few days or a week or so. I didn't use red (hoping to not attract the chicks by color), black (their legs are slate), or clear (hard for me to see). I had more chicks than colors so they got two bands per leg and bands on both legs.

I tried the style in this picture. I don't remember the brand name I had.

 

[Inharmony]

I tried it. They broke well before they were outgrown; some broke within a few days. I think they were bitten off based on seeing some come off because of that.

They served their purpose well enough in my case. I only needed to tell the chicks apart for a few days or a week or so. I didn't use red (hoping to not attract the chicks by color), black (their legs are slate), or clear (hard for me to see). I had more chicks than colors so they got two bands per leg and bands on both legs.

I tried the style in this picture. I don't remember the brand name I had.

Perfect! I don't need them for long either so this is great!