Ringing Youngbird

[buster151]

Went to ring a youngster today and leg is to big for ring,tried it on Friday and ring slipping off, any ideas anyone please

[Wiley]

Saw something on Facebook using a rubber band where you wrapped it round the birds foot tightly and held it for some time, took band of and ring slipped on...it was a video

[paddymac]

Went to ring a youngster today and leg is to big for ring,tried it on Friday and ring slipping off, any ideas anyone please

Use a drop of Fairy liquid on the Ybs leg it will help slide the ring on.

[showman]

I've always tried Fairy Liquid on leg, with cocktail stick to pull back leg through. Sounds like you may have left it too late though.

[Edinburgh west]

Use some fairy liquid and a cable tie to pull the toe out works every time mate ðŸ‘ðŸ»

[ovy1255]

Bookies pen to flip out toe

[buster151]

Use a drop of Fairy liquid on the Ybs leg it will help slide the ring on.

Have tried that Pat and no good

[paddymac]

Have tried that Pat and no good

As Paul (showman) has already said Steve looks like you have left it too late, if the last time you were checking was Friday when the ring was slipping off it would have been better trying again Saturday or Sunday. One day makes a big difference when ringing Ybs.

[andy Burgess]

have done one a few weeks old at an old fanciers loft with "preparation H" (from his cupboard not mine ) it worked . but blimey it took around 15 -20 minutes and having to re-apply and wait .it apparently reduces swelling , good luck . oh and maybe try the opposite leg to normal ?

[fieldwalker]

have you tried both feet ?

[Big Davie]

have done one a few weeks old at an old fanciers loft with "preparation H" (from his cupboard not mine ) it worked . but blimey it took around 15 -20 minutes and having to re-apply and wait .it apparently reduces swelling , good luck . oh and maybe try the opposite leg to normal ?

Hard to ring with piles on its feet Andy, probably make an arres of it :emoticon-0136-giggle:

[andy Burgess]

Hard to ring with piles on its feet Andy, probably make an arres of it :emoticon-0136-giggle:

 

[buster151]

have you tried both feet ?

Yes mate tried both

[buster151]

have done one a few weeks old at an old fanciers loft with "preparation H" (from his cupboard not mine ) it worked . but blimey it took around 15 -20 minutes and having to re-apply and wait .it apparently reduces swelling , good luck . oh and maybe try the opposite leg to normal ?

Had to google this one Andy :D get the wife to get some tomorrow

[robbiedoo.]

Went to ring a youngster today and leg is to big for ring,tried it on Friday and ring slipping off, any ideas anyone please

 

The leg must of grown some in 4 days for you not to be able to ring it. I use Fairy liquid if any are tight with my youngsters.

[REDCHEQHEN]

Look on you tube 'banding older baby racing pigeons',there is a video made by Donspigeons which may help. He uses lipsyl ChapStick and rings two older pigeons one of which is a struggle but it's done!

[bibendium]

use a small round file and take a bit out of the inner ring then use plenty of lube

[peter pandy]

Apply neat Fairy Liquid to leg and foot then slip ring on as far as it will go.. Two pieces of Paper Towel for grip, One to hold the ring and the other to grip the toes then pull, The paper stops your fingers slipping on the Fairy Liquid, Now using a Bookies Pen slip the Ball point of the pen under the back toe and it will pop out.. Done it that way with umpteen youngsters up to 10 days old.

[gulkie]

Be very careful not to burst the blood vessel on the knuckle of the

Foot or you will find the bleeding hard to stop .

[buster151]

Thank you all for replies will give them a go

[novo10]

Sook the young birds foot and it will shrink and put ring on it’s so easy even at 16 days I done it

[buster151]

Sook the young birds foot and it will shrink and put ring on it’s so easy even at 16 days I done it

Actually tried that one this morning, then rubbes vaseline all round, still no good have now accepted I'm useless and missed timimg on it

[greenbar]

it is now a stock bird,

[buster151]

it is now a stock bird,

Certainly is