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.
    
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