is there a leg tag that i can mark my birds with that

[berkeleysprings]

is there a leg tag that i can mark my birds with that
would expand as the bird grows from 4 week old chick to adult ?the birds i want to mark are standard marans chicks.if so what number or size to use

 

[TaLani]

A cheap way to do it is to use thin strips of velcro since it can be adjusted as the chick grows. You can buy different colors to mark breed or sex. SundownWaterfowl uses the velcro. Just a cheap suggestion anyway.

 

[bethandjoeync]

great idea! I need to start marking the my little pip squeaks (they are 3 weeks old now) and want to see my guesses for roo or pullet, and how they pan out.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Yes! They are called plastic leg bandettes and you can get them numbered or non-numbered. Here is a supply company that we order ours from (they accept paypal!):

http://www.poultrymansupply.com/2007Legbands.htm

 

[cmom]

Guideline Chart for Bird Leg Band Sizes
No. Band Size Fits
2 1/8" Canaries, day old Quail
3 5/32" Parakeet, 1-4 week old Quail, Doves, Cockatiels, Guinea keets
4 1/4" Baby Chicken, Coturnix Quail, small Pigeon, adult Bobwhite Quail
5 5/16" Pheasant hen, Tumblers, medium Pigeon, Homers, Wood Duck
6 3/8" Pheasant cocks, month old Chickens, large Pigeons, Chukar Partridge
7 7/16" Ringneck Pheasants, Mallards, Wild Ducks, Bantams, Feather Leg and Runt Pigeons
9 9/16" Wild Ducks, Pheasants, Leghorn hens, Ancona, Silkie, Gamebirds
10 5/8" Wild Turkey, Minorcas, Cross breeds, adult Guineas
11 11/16" Rock hens, Wyandottes, Rhode Island Red hens, Leghorn cocks, medium Ducks: Runners, Swedish, Harlequin
12 3/4" Wild Geese, Rocks, Turkey hens, Geese, Jersey Giants, Orpingtons, larger Ducks: Pekins, Rouens, Muscovy
14 7/8" Canada Geese, Turkeys, Honkers, Jersey Giant Cocks

 

[wasatusay]

Yes! They are called plastic leg bandettes and you can get them numbered or non-numbered

You can check in your knitting/yarn section in local stores. The spirals are the same as the knitting row markers. About the same price also. Come in a variety of colors and sizes.​