I just now wing banded my first chick: a one week old Silver Grey Dorking pullet. Just as I was about to push the band through with the pliers, she moved and now it's very close to the edge. I felt for the tendon, and I think it's just at the back edge of the tendon. She is still able to fold up her wing okay. My first instinct was to take the band off and do it again, but how in the heck do you take them off?? It doesn't seem like it's possible. Is it going to be okay being so close to the edge? I certainly don't want her to be in pain if I got it too close to the tendon and I don't want it to rip out...
