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Hi All,

 

Last season we decided to put plastic leg rings on our pheasant poults as a way of identification. The plan was to put different colours on each year as a way of identifing old birds and wild birds without rings.

 

I purchased 12mm rings as I was told this is a suitable size for pheasants; however, about 20% of the rings fell off in the release pen.

 

My question is, how small a ring could you get away with on a pheasant? Would 10mm still be big enough not to damage the leg as the pheasant grows? Does anyone know of someone who supplies elasticated leg rings that would expand as the bird grows?

 

Cheers

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One year I used plastic rings, I can't remember the size but it didn't matter as the ring wasn't sealed, it was bent to form a ring and expanded as the bird grew.

I got them from Scatts or Mole Valley Farmers.

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