I bought my chicks at Atwoods today, and they are all banded. How do I get the bands off without hurting the chicks? I tried to mess with it to get it off, but I can't seem to figure it out and I'm too afraid of hurting them. I will post some pics sometime so someone can tell me what kind I have. I know 3 of them are EE's, and then 2 are black and one is yellow. I'm not sure what they are, and I know you need a pic.
According to the type, you 'might' be able to unwind them. I had my dh hold the chicken and I unwound it. The one that I had on my gal was like a plastic coated wire that was wrapped around about 1 1/2 times. Not sure if that is what you've got. I guess wire cutter would work, but I might opt for the unwinding. It's best to have another helper to figure it out. IMO
If you do not have a helper wrapping them in a big towel so they cannot flop around helps to. That is how I was able to get the ones off of my two that had them. They were a wrap around plastic band. On one of my pullets it was growing into her leg