Leg Bands on Duck(lings)

[casportpony]

Bought the largest band size at tractor supply yesterday. They fit... for now. It looks like my boys will outgrow them quickly. Anyone know of where I could get some actual leg bands that would fit adult Pekins? I'm not against the zip tie idea per se, I am a little worried about accidental tightening like @WannaBeHillBilly mentioned.

I have used zip ties on over well over 100 chicks, ducklings, turkeys, peafowl, pigeons, guinea fowl, chickens, ducks, and geese, and I have never had one accidentally tighten.

Edited to correct spelling

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

Bought the largest band size at tractor supply yesterday. They fit... for now. It looks like my boys will outgrow them quickly. Anyone know of where I could get some actual leg bands that would fit adult Pekins? I'm not against the zip tie idea per se, I am a little worried about accidental tightening like @WannaBeHillBilly mentioned.

I just mentioned as a theoretical possibility for a freakish accident. My spring ducklings are still wearing their zip-ties since March, no problems so far.

 

[WannaBeHillBilly]

i sprayed my three last ducklings with blukote to tell them apart, Blue tail, blue neck, and blue leg. If you had alot of ducklings youd run out of ideas for that quickly

LOL!
Instead of BlueKote you could use food color too…

 

[casportpony]

LOL!
Instead of BlueKote you could use food color too…

 

[shawluvsbirds]

I used to worry about a freak accident too. . but I always try to snip as much of the excess end off as possible so there is no way it could get pulled and tightened. I can't imagine anything that could happen to tighten it outside something falling or grabbing their leg and with enough force in just the right spot to push more of the zip tie through the closure. . and if something like that happens I've got bigger problems than the zip tie. I've personally stopped worrying about a lot of things.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

LOL!
Instead of BlueKote you could use food color too…

I luv this idea. . but I would worry they would pick at each others odd colored feathers. My ducklings seem to notice the tiniest things and want to investigate.
*even the colored zip ties. Expect a little bit of leg pulling before they get used to it.
I've not had any that didn't get over it pretty fast though so maybe they would get over the dye job as well