100 Baby Poultry Leg Bands 5/16" Large Size 5 Chick (100)

100 Baby Poultry Leg Bands 5/16" Large Size 5 Chick (100)

Soft bands stretch making it easy to put on and take off Come in 4 colors to identify between chicks, breeds, and/or varieties of poultry. Red, Orange, Purple and Green Different color combinations of 1 or more bands per leg can be used to identify Made from non toxic medical grade plastic elastic. Many chicks may look alike at hatch until feathers are grown in. Baby Poultry Leg Bands applied at hatch make it easy to identify between breeds and varieties of chicks. Use one band or multiple bands per leg as identifiers. The leg bands are a quality heavy grade plastic Elastic band that hold up well under repeated stress. The handler can easily stretch the band to go over the feet to put on or take off without pulling or twisting the chicks legs, reducing injury. Baby poultry go through the first 3 sizes of any brand leg bands fairly quickly. Once they start to get tight from the chicks growing, about every 2 to 3 weeks, remove the old band and put on the next size up. After they have graduated through all sizes they, are ready for a permanent band. 100, 200, 500 (extra bands are included) Multi Color Leg Bands Per Package. Mix of Red, Green, Orange, and Purple. Available sizes; Small 3/16" * Medium 1/4" * Large 5/16" Recommendations on sizing. 3/16" is equal to a size 3. Example; day old Quail, Serama, small bantams. 1/4" is equal to a size 4. Example; day old standard size poultry 5/16" is equal to a size 5. Example; day old ducks and geese