Bands too small?

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Icearstorm
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Bands too small?

Post by Icearstorm » Sun May 21, 2017 9:24 am

I ordered some close-ringed plastic bands for society finches, but I'm starting to think they may be too small and could constrict blood flow. What are your thoughts on this?
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littlezebra
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Re: Bands too small?

Post by littlezebra » Wed May 24, 2017 8:26 am

Hi, here is a site with measurements for each finch http://www.birdbands.com/birdlist/index.html maybe this will help :)

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Re: Bands too small?

Post by Icearstorm » Wed May 24, 2017 12:27 pm

littlezebra
Thank you. I compared the bands to the one on my male and they seemed fine, but the nestlings wouldn't stay still enough for me to put them on in a timely manner. It looks like most are pied, so I should be able to differentiate them without the bands.

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