Identification leg bands, What size for a Chicken?

[r4eboxer]

I'm going to purchase the Bandettes that do not need the tool to attach, there are different sizes, 7/16 etc. What size for an adult chicken? Thanks, I also need sizes for ducks, geese and turkeys so if you know I'd appreciate your input.

 

[ChucktheChick]

Search them on ebay!!!!

 

[r4eboxer]

Thanks for the reply, yes I have found a site, I was just wondering if anyone knows what size I should order for a chicken. I I'm just going to order all three sizes and hope one fits.

 

[ButchGood]

I use different colored zip ties

 

[nab58]

zip ties? I'm assuming you cut off the end? At what age can you put them on and not worry about them getting to tight as the bird grows?

Any pics you can share?

 

[lesgo54]

ok, im new to chickens. my ???is why do u put legbands on chickens

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

I have size 11 bandettes, but wish I'd purchased size 9. Mine are way too big for my Leghorns, and still a bit big on larger hens like barred Rocks. I don't band roosters.
These are the numbered bandettes. http://www.strombergschickens.com/prod_detail_list/numbered-plastic-bands

ok, im new to chickens. my ???is why do u put legbands on chickens

lesgo54, you band chickens for identification. When you just have a few birds, you can probably tell them apart by sight. But I have 70 full grown, plus more in the pullet pen, plus more in the incubator, and some under a broody hen, and a broody hen with chicks, and some in a brooder. And for breeding, it matters to me who breeds with whom. For example, I keep dark Cornish as broodies. They all look alike. Any that don't go broody by 18 months old are culled, so I need to keep track of who is broody and who isn't. Also, I have several cohorts of different aged birds in the hen house at a time. Production breeds get culled in the fall of their second year, heritage breeds in the fall of their third year. But they all look alike--so I have different colored bands for different aged birds. We also band chicks in the brooder, to keep track of what mating they were from. Finally, if you have 50 Red Sex Link hens, it's much easier for me to say to my husband "go take a look at number 26--she look OK to you?" Than to try to describe the bird--"she's the one with the red and white feathers" LOL

Hope that helps!