I have used open bands on adult cockatiels and kakariki and although it makes them nervous for the first couple of hours/days, but they never mutilated themselves or anything.
Neither I had problems banding chicks, other than removing the mother/father from the nest, as some birds are really reluctant to leave the nest so I had to delay or refrain from banding.
Cheers / Pablo _________________ AD ASTRA PER ASPERA
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