Oh Well! The next morning finds them using the same routine. After all, with the chicks growing so well, why change it? I have given up trying to band the babies - this time the band was too tight to remove, so Baby Doll threw the babies out with the bands! I removed the bands myself, and she allowed me to replace the babies. Occasionally a parent will take strong exception to bands on her babies. In such cases, I have learned not to argue too much and risk losing the young. They will get split plastic bands once they are fledged and weaned.

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