HOMER49 Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Hi Noticed today a 97 stock cocks ring has gone very tight Its foot is slightly enlarged Think ring is better of ANY GOOD METHODS APART FROM JUNIOR HACKSAW BLADE Cheers Homer 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Nail scissors mate, nick a bit at a time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest shadow Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 Check your local fire station to see if they have a ring cutter they will cut it off with no risk of injury to the birds leg in the mean time try moving the ring up the leg and clear out all the dead skin that will be behind it then push the ring down as far as possible and do the same again it is suprising how much you will find if that works there may be no need to take the ring off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 homer use apair of nail clippers and do a bit at time done with one of my hens last year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cemetary Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 A small pair of wire snips, have used a few times. Nick the top and bottom back and front, the ring will come away no bother at all, as long as someone is helping you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speckled Posted January 28, 2007 Report Share Posted January 28, 2007 any reason why this ring is so tight,? had the pigeon injurged itself, try moving the ring up down the leg ya be surprised the amount of crap that get stuck between the ring & the leg, dont matter how many baths thay have ya always get a build up. (crap) :-/ ya no yourself if ya wear rings yourself after a few time ya need clean then underneath,well just thought it wont hurt to try before cutting he thing off. :-/ :-/ :-/ Speck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiley Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 any reason why this ring is so tight,? had the pigeon injurged itself, try moving the ring up down the leg ya be surprised the amount of crap that get stuck between the ring & the leg, dont matter how many baths thay have ya always get a build up. (crap) :-/ ya no yourself if ya wear rings yourself after a few time ya need clean then underneath,well just thought it wont hurt to try before cutting he thing off. :-/ :-/ :-/ Speck good idea to try this as a build up of old scales builds up,if you can do this slightly try to fit a small piece of string and pull to and fro and alot of dead skin and scales will come of and loosen the ring slightly.I tend to lift ring up and clean scales of every bird when basketing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest speckled Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 ;D well i am glad im not the onlyone that does this from time to time, mainly the stock birds are the one to suffer s thay dont get handled much, :-/ not like racing birds, ;D the worst time for this i find is after breeding speck, dont hurt to check for (crap) behind the ring , as birds cant pick it out therselfs, Speck :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond dave Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 I have had to cut a ring off for the same reason - made a right mess with a junior hacksaw The best thing to use is a DREMEL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Vic Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 Homer, if the ring is tight, you could injure the leg more by attempting to turn it. I have a good racer that broke his ring leg last season, since he has been sitting, he has developed a slight limp. It looks like his ring will have to be removed, and I know that some of the sugestions in other posts will not work, because it is perhaps too tight .I,ll let you know how it goes, if, and when I attempt to remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keepsmilingqueen Posted January 29, 2007 Report Share Posted January 29, 2007 http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Aluminium-leg-Band-Cutters-Pigeon-Finch-Parrot-Poultry_W0QQitemZ130036316706QQihZ003QQcategoryZ3211QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem there is an item on e-bay designed to remove rings (see link above) but its rather expensive as a one off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickmcgrevy Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Without any doubt, the best way to remove a ring is to use a small pair of nail clippers. Get someone to hold the bird and clip the ring top and bottom at opposite sides of the ring, the plastic will crack, if you then clip the ring again top and bottom aprox quarter inch from one of the first cuts, you can remove the plastic and then simply cut the aluminium with a small pair of scissors, and then pull the ring open and remove. It takes all of 2 mins. Mick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Its an interesting thread. Never been involved in removing a ring but 'the nipper' method has my vote. I've used a hacksaw for other jobs and one of its most noticeable byproducts is heat .. the ring is bound to get hotter as cutting progresses.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMER49 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Hi Thanks for all your help Fancy this ones a Dremel Thanks also to Sharron have ordered a set of ring cutters Cheers Homer 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonscout Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Cut the foot off remove ring then supper glue foot back on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOMER49 Posted January 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 Cut the foot off remove ring then supper glue foot back on Hi pigeonscout I KNOW WHERE YOUR FOOT SHOULD BE SUPERGLUED :o :o :o :o Cheers Homer 49 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeonscout Posted January 31, 2007 Report Share Posted January 31, 2007 LOL Homer just having a laugh, They guys are right when they say nail clippers. Use pliers to break of the plastic first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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