Poorly chicken

[Leicester_H]

Hi

Having just got 6 'new' ex-bats, decided needed to tell them apart, so bought some leg rings.

From previous experience, decided on INSIDE diameter 18mm - and chose some advertised as "Suitable for larger breed Chickens / Ducks etc with an inside diameter of 18mm".

When they arrived, they looked small, so I measured them - inside diameter only 14 (maybe 15) mm - so I emailed seller to see if I could swap them. They replied

" We only stock 18mm and no other sizes so these will be correct. As spirals ( unlike fixed clic rings) they have to be unwound and stretched first before use. "

Obviously, I could stretch them - but should I have too ? Not the biggest problem in the world I know but ....... opinions.

H

[Beantree]

They will stretch as the leg grows but just make sue they are not digging into the leg. Perhaps warm them before fitting? The click fitting ones have to be absolutely right and are best avoided. The stretch spirals can catch and be pulled off, which is a good feature I think.

[Cat tails]

The click fitting ones also break loose when they get caught on something. Ginger had a habit of losing hers. Had to click it back on a number of times.

[The Dogmother]

2 hours ago, Beantree said:

They will stretch as the leg grows but just make sue they are not digging into the leg. Perhaps warm them before fitting? The click fitting ones have to be absolutely right and are best avoided. The stretch spirals can catch and be pulled off, which is a good feature I think.

I agree; I have 2 identical gold laced Wyandotte bantams and one is ringed with a spiral anklet so that I can tell them apart. She doesn't have big legs, but I got the ring from the Cotswold Chickens yard and they use them their on hybrids, so they will definitely stretch.