Leg Bands

[glsh47]

I want to put leg bands on my 11 week old pullets. Can someone help me with what sizes I will need until they reach adulthood. These are the breeds that I have.

6 Rhode Island Reds
6 Plymouth Barred Rocks
6 Buff Orpingtons
7 Belgian Bearded d'Anvers quail

I appreciate any help.
Gail

 

[Mother2Hens]

We bought small zip ties in different colors and put a different color on each pullet. We needed one more color, so we drew black squares with a Sharpie marker on a white zip tie, which made a checked pattern. We just tied it to be a little loose like a bracelet, but not too loose to snag on something. As they have grown, we have just cut off the old bands and replaced them. When we first put them on when they were a few months old, they pecked at each other's bracelets for a few minutes, but then quickly adapted.