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Conference 7.286::pet_birds

Title:Captive Breeding for Conservation--and FUN!
Notice:INTROS 6.X / FOR SALE 13.X / Buying a Bird 900.*
Moderator:VIDEO::PULSIFER
Created:Mon Oct 10 1988
Last Modified:Tue Jun 03 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:942
Total number of notes:6016

223.0. "How do you read bands?" by ANT::MPCMAIL () Thu Jul 20 1989 19:50

    I noticed in note 37 there was a mention of bands. I was wondering
    how a lay peerson would read their bird's band and make head or
    tails out of it.
    
    Our bird's band reads Feb 88 but have no idea what this means.
    When we bought the bird in Mar/Apr?89 we were told that the 
    bird was 6/7 months old and now we are questioning the store
    in our minds. Can anybody with a working knowledge of bands help
    us?
    
    Lise
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223.1closed?SVCRUS::KROLLThu Jul 20 1989 20:312
    if this is a closed band the bird was at least 5 days old in fub
    1988.  hope this helps.
223.2Doubts on AgeANT::MPCMAILFri Jul 21 1989 12:5612
    RE.1
      
    The band is a thick silver substanc eand in all in one piece. and
    reads FEB 88.
    
    the reson we ask is when we bought the bird in 3/4/89 we were told
    the bird was only 6-7 1/2 months old. We are now having our doubts
    as to how old the Bird relly was when we bought her in March of
    this year.
    
    Lise
223.3CSC32::K_WORKMANHSC/SHADOW Tech Leader 522-4990Fri Jul 21 1989 14:2420
    All my closed banded birds have the following type of information
    on their bands:
    
    CO 88 H151 36
    ^  ^   ^   ^
    ^  ^   ^   ^---------  Breeder's lot number
    ^  ^   ^-------------  Breeder's registration number
    ^  ^-----------------  Year hatched
    ---------------------  State
    
    You can trace the breeder # through the Dept. of Health.  The lot #
    is kept by the Breeder and also supplied to the Health Dept.  The
    lot number can be traced usually to the exact date the bird was 
    hatched.  
    
    Doesn't sound like your banding is the same, but maybe this will
    help a little. 
    
    Karen
    
223.4ABS Bands.SVCRUS::KROLLFri Jul 21 1989 17:174
    I use ABS bands on my Bourkes.  they belong to the americam Budgidger
    society and each breeder has a number, year and lot number as above.
    
    Budgidger is sometimes known as the parakeet.