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Leg Banding (using split bands)

In order to identify your birds and keep accurate records as to their age, sex, relationship to others, etc. it is good to devise a method using leg bands to trace the birds back to your record book. I have published details on the method that I prefer. Here are closeup pictures. The legbands are made of plastic and have a slit in them. They are applied to birds at any time in their life but generally after the birds are large enough (out of the nestbox of nearly so) so that injury does not occur during the applicaton. On the next page I will show you how to use the metal applicator pictured on this page.