This is an old thread. I found a fellow that sells supplies, so now I get my leg bands from him. I have used the plastic numbered bands but the birds seem to loose them easier. Now I only use the colored Spiral bands. I have some birds that have had the same band on for some years. Every once in a great while one bird may loose a spiral band band but not as often as I have had the birds loose them with the plastic numbered band. Also you can toe punch. I don't use zip ties because I have a lot of birds and I am afraid if somehow I miss a bird, I don't want the zip tie to grow into it's leg as far as my younger birds go. They grow so fast so the zip ties have to be change more often. I have used zip ties but prefer not to. The spiral bands can be different color combinations to keep track of certain birds. I use 11's for my females and 12's for my males. They fit loose at first but in no time they will fit perfect.
Good idea.Found this old thread when my girl wanted to tag her favorite chick. Awesome & inspiring idea here. Right when we were ready to leave the house to get the leg bands, I had an idea! See the cheap key chain ring? It's adjustable and fits comfortably. Obviously it's labor intensive if you need to tag many birds. For us, one bird is fine. If we decide to tag more, I would add the pet tag from Walmart to the ring.
