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| Prater |
What is an open band? Glacie's band in a solid piece of something looking
like pewter. Sorry if this has been talked about before.
Toni
"XXXXgizzieXXXX" <xxgizziexx@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> > > >If his band has numbers/letters on he is
> > > > not imported.
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> > > My bcc and tag are imports... and both have engraved open leg
> bands. But
> > > maybe in the uk/europe is different.
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> > Here they are plain open rings with no numbers or anything. Simply
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> > rings put on either in quarantine or after usually if and when the
> birds
> > are surgically sexed. If letters or numbers are on them, they
> would indicate a >breeder or similar.
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> I lost track of who said what, here, but my 17 year old Yellow
> Nape was definitly an import, I bought him right out of quarantine,
> and he has an open ring metal band stamped with CWS 827.
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| Marco |
"Prater" <lprater2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> What is an open band? Glacie's band in a solid piece of something looking
> like pewter. Sorry if this has been talked about before.
A close band is a solide piece of metal (might be round or flat) usually
with some letters and numbers on it indicating the breeder or similar info.
Usually indicates that the bird is captive bred. The close band is slipped
over the foot of the bird while the bird is very, very young (days old in
some species).
An open band is, well, imagine a band in shape of a "c"... which you close
around the bird's leg. Sometimes it contains codes like a close band,
sometimes, depending on the country, it is plain. It usually indicates an
imported or wild caught bird.
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| Prater |
Thanks! That explains it very well.
Toni
"Marco" <NonYaBuzinezz@YoMomma.net> wrote in message
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> "Prater" <lprater2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
> news:BAkNb.15901$VS4.493701@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > What is an open band? Glacie's band in a solid piece of something
looking
> > like pewter. Sorry if this has been talked about before.
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> A close band is a solide piece of metal (might be round or flat) usually
> with some letters and numbers on it indicating the breeder or similar
info.
> Usually indicates that the bird is captive bred. The close band is slipped
> over the foot of the bird while the bird is very, very young (days old in
> some species).
> An open band is, well, imagine a band in shape of a "c"... which you close
> around the bird's leg. Sometimes it contains codes like a close band,
> sometimes, depending on the country, it is plain. It usually indicates an
> imported or wild caught bird.
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| oldmolly |
"Prater" <lprater2@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> What is an open band? Glacie's band in a solid piece of something looking
> like pewter. Sorry if this has been talked about before.
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An open band is what is called a split ring here in uk. It can be placed on
a birds leg at any time, whereas a closed ring can only be placed on a birds
leg when it is still in the nest, it is slipped over its claws and the bird
grows into it.
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