leg bands???

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:36 pm

Rooney's Feed in Kemptville has leg bands, not sure if they have numbered ones or not.

JimW

TomK · Post by **TomK** » Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:45 pm

Thanks Jim..i don't get over that far too often but I will check it out.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 11:30 am

JimW wrote:QR_BBPOST Rooney's Feed in Kemptville has leg bands, not sure if they have numbered ones or not.

JimW

Doug the chicken man, tried to convince them to carry the numbered bands, because they only carried the wire ones and those can cause so much damage to birds legs, but not sure he manage to convince them?

JimW · Post by **JimW** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 8:48 pm

Ontario Chick wrote:QR_BBPOST
JimW wrote:QR_BBPOST Rooney's Feed in Kemptville has leg bands, not sure if they have numbered ones or not.

JimW
Doug the chicken man, tried to convince them to carry the numbered bands, because they only carried the wire ones and those can cause so much damage to birds legs, but not sure he manage to convince them?

I was there today but forgot to check. I know they carry the spiral ones (I think those are the wire ones), I bought a few awhile back, but did not how they went on so did not even use them. I might have to order some better ones online.

Ontario Chick · Post by **Ontario Chick** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:18 pm

Sorry, by wire ones I meant the spiral ones, they have a way of growing in to the leg, or leg growing around them, you only need to see that once, to never use them again.

Post by **Home Grown Poultry** » Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:32 pm

I know you're not looking for a source online Tom but for anyone else interested in going this route heres what I did... I bought a whack load of custom bands off of ebay. it has taken me a few tries to really figure them out but the last one I did went on absolutely perfect!

heres another thread on bands...

http://pto.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43

thegawd wrote:QR_BBPOST I just bought 500 aluminum custom stamped leg bands, 5 different colors each numbered from 1-100. I had them stamped Home Grown Poultry. I also bought the pliers and 2 toe punches. Things are getting serious real quick over here! All from ebay... man our dollar is way down! total was was $136.89 USD which converted to $191.03 CAD. So 38 cents a band... Not bad.

Bands - http://www.ebay.com/itm/281446928968?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Pliers - http://www.ebay.com/itm/311035537617?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Toe Punch - http://www.ebay.com/itm/281876445955?_t ... EBIDX%3AIT

Post by **Killerbunny** » Sun Feb 19, 2017 6:58 am

http://www.ketchum.ca/products/poultry/ ... -leg-bands
I use the turkey wing bands. Kind of a pain because you have to catch the bird but there's a selection if other ID here. Local for me too. Vian wants to start using RFID - really.

Epona · Post by **Epona** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:11 pm

so are you joking...or can you really get RFID tags for birds? I think that would be awesome

Post by **Killerbunny** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 4:22 pm

Too big for chickens but they might work on the turkeys.

goodfellow · Post by **goodfellow** » Mon Feb 20, 2017 7:09 pm

Willow's Agriservices in Harrowsmith sell the plastic numbered bands.