What size leg bands?

[kryptoniteqhs]

Ok, so what size leg bands would i need for a bantam? also ive got some rirs, sex links, and silver laced wayondotte. Also what about for the chicks? .... both bantam and regular?

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

you know, never mind, this is too confusing, im just going to go to walmart and get colored zip ties

 

[cmom]

Guideline Chart for Bird Leg Band Sizes
Band Size # Physical 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 Giant cocks, Orpingtons, larger Ducks: Pekins, Rouens, Muscovy
14 7/8" Canada Geese, Turkeys, Honkers, Jersey Giant Cocks

 

[dale]

Showing my ignorance here.... what is the purpose of leg bands?

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

i want to know which chickens are which breed....the obvious part, but mostly how old they are and which ones which

 

[cherig22]

You can identify if you have the same breed but they came from different breeders....for your breeding program.

Cheri

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

yes and theres that.....a whole bunch of little reasons really that will save me much confusion in the long run

 

[kstaven]

Be cautious with zip ties. I have had many injuries and several losses with birds getting them caught on something.

Personally I would recommend bandettes. Better to lose a band than a good bird.

 

[kryptoniteqhs]

yes you are most definitely right...where do you order them from?

 

[kstaven]

Almost any poultry supply or hatchery handles them.

http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=6_89