Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[thenewchick]

Just a quick maybe stupid question but can you take leg rings off? Two of my chickens have them on so I could tell them apart but I think I can do that now without the legs rings and would like to take them off. I did try and have a look but didnt want to hurt them.

Thank you

 

Janice

[Alis girls]

I got my leg rings from Pets at home - they are plastic and I think you could click them off. I'm leaving mine on - my gingers all look so alike unless they are together I struggle to know who is who. sad but true

[Redwing]

It depends what type of leg rings they are

 

Spiral ones wind round the leg like a split ring on a key ring

 

Click ones click together but slide apart

 

Fixed ones dont have any openings so those will need to be cut off with some snips or pliers

 

When you remove them be careful to stretch them away from the leg so they dont catch on the leg scales

[Lewis]

We got flat spiral ones for the chicks so just cut them off with scissors hen they've grown up and need a bigger size - you can unwind them but its a faff when they're wriggling

 

The clip ones you can unclip.

I'd leave them on tbh - don't do any harm

[thenewchick]

Oh thank you all - I think they might be the cut off ones so will leave them on. I dont want to harm their legs!! s