why is there # sizes?

[Ridgerunner]

Cutler Supply has a leg band chart, but for some reason I can't get it to open right now.

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

This chart is for hens, not roosters. You need bigger bands for the roosters of the breeds listed. I don't know how much bigger, I used zip ties for my roosters. But these work for my hens.

Wrap the chicken in a large towel, wrapping the wings. As long as you don't suffocate it, you can also cover the head, but I've never had to do that.

 

[Moogie]

Try this:

http://www.cutlersupply.com/cart/index.php?main_page=page&id=5

(removed duplicate URL)

 

[Mogli]

oh so roosters have diffrent size leg bands too i thought the same breed would be able to have the same size band hen or rooster i thought it would fit all

 

[Ariel301]

Quote:
It probably should. I have some metal leg bands (I don't know what the style is called, but you use a pair of pliers to put it on) and they work fine for everything from Old English bantams all the way up to Plymouth Rock roosters because they're adjustable. I think they came from McMurray hatchery originally, I got them secondhand from someone who bought them and never used them.