Should i keep leg rings on my new chicken ?

[joe the chicken]

today i was happy to have bought 3 bantam hens, but once i got them home i noticed that they all have leg rings on. should i remove the rings or leave them be ?

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Whatever your personal preference is. I always take them off. I only have leg bands for chicks so I can identify different bloodlines in my hatches.
Some people like them for identification purposes when several chickens of the same breed look too similar to tell them apart. I have a mixed flock so it's not a concern of mine long term and I just feel like it must be more comfortable without it.

 

[rosemarythyme]

It's your choice, though if the rings look like they might be getting tight you should remove them. If you don't want to deal with keeping an eye on them, you may want to preemptively remove them.