Breeders leg band information

[MacEnthusiast]

A few months ago I traveled 4 1/2 hours out to adopt a B&G that the owner could no longer keep. The guy said he purchased the bird from a flea market a couple years prior but that he was around 8 years old. This sparked my interest and I wanted to know more about his past, especially since he's been through at least two owners before me. Is there any way I can look up the letters and numbers on his leg band? What information would I be able to dig up and where would I do the searching?

 

[Hankmacaw]

I don't know a darned thing about leg bands. Removed them from my birds' legs long time ago, but one of these peoples should be able to help you.

@Mizzely , @Monica, @jmfleish

 

[iamwhoiam]

Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - The ABC's Of Leg Bands - Identifying Birds

Leg Band Registry

 

[expressmailtome]

There is no standard that leg bands must follow. If you post what the band says, someone may be able to help you. If you prefer, you can check this thread first: A List of Breeders and Band Numbers | Avian Avenue Parrot Forum .

 

[SpecialistElbru]

Usually there is no useful information found in US/Canadian leg bands. SOMETIMES the leg band will contain the year the bird was hatched. However, even that info is suspect, because sometimes breeders will use a leg band that is a year or two out if date.

If your band follow the pattern below, then the two sideways number would indicate the hatch year. (2004 as pictured)

 

[Monica]

The information I have.


There is the Leg Band Numbers Yahoo Group...
LegBandNumbers : Leg Band Numbers

Leg Band Registry (new - last two ones have been shut down)
Leg Band Registry

A few places that produce leg bands may or may not help trace the band if it's one of theirs...
L_M_Bird Leg Bands Products Catalogue
Red Bird Products
DL Products - Leg Bands, Bird Bands, Bird Rings
Bird Bands Bird Leg Rings Bird Leg Bands Bird Rings size Wholesale Retail Australia ?

Information on Leg Bands
Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - The ABC's Of Leg Bands - Identifying Birds
Choosing Your Bird




Additional Info....
Leg Bands

 

[MacEnthusiast]

Bwa FL 114 is what the band has on it as far as I can tell. He's not too fond of me dragging his foot out.

 

[iamwhoiam]

FL is florida. 114 could be the number assigned to him by breeder. BWA???

 

[Mizzely]

So I imagine that BWA is the breeder identifier (initials, aviary, etc) FL is the state they reside in, and 114 is an identifier that the breeder uses to distinguish between birds

 

[MacEnthusiast]

I got him from a private owner in northern Indiana, so it would be peculiar for him to be from Florida. That's what I thought too, though.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Is this a closed or opened band, btw? I'm assuming it's closed.

BWA is listed as Blue Broken Wing Aviary in Alabama according to the list here on AA.

 

[Mizzely]

I bought a conure born in Hawaii (verified) in Minnesota. Nothing is impossible lol

 

[MacEnthusiast]

Is this a closed or opened band, btw? I'm assuming it's closed.

BWA is listed as Blue Broken Wing Aviary in Alabama according to the list here on AA.

If I remember correctly, it's closed. I can look at it tomorrow but I'd hate to wake him up.

 

[iamwhoiam]

I bought a conure born in Hawaii (verified) in Minnesota. Nothing is impossible lol

Yes, some people have birds shipped in from different states or could have bought the bird in the state where they resided and then moved. I believe that some of the birds at the big box Pet stores might come from a breeder in HI.

 

[Monica]

It might be worth contacting Broken Wing Aviary. Who knows? They could have moved!


BWA Blue Broken Wing Aviary Fran Whitfield Dothan AL (334)712-0221


There's also a BWA for Georgia...


114 is probably the ID of the bird... i.e. 114th bird bred by that breeder.


Did find a "Bev's Winged Angels", but probably not the breeder in question....
AvianBiotech.com - Find Breeders

 

[SpecialistElbru]

Bwa FL 114 is what the band has on it as far as I can tell. He's not too fond of me dragging his foot out.

Is the FL sideways? and is it a closed band? If so, then the breeder was definataly regisstered in Florida.

 

[MacEnthusiast]

The FL is sideways and it is closed. By closed you mean it wasn't bent around his leg after the fact, right?

 

[iamwhoiam]

The FL is sideways and it is closed. By closed you mean it wasn't bent around his leg after the fact, right?

Closed is a solid ring rather than the ring that is bent as you described with a small opening. The opened leg bands were generally used for imported birds although they have also been used for domestic birds. However domestics usually have the closed band.




FL sideways = Florida

 

[MacEnthusiast]

I still haven't had any luck with finding the breeder. I contacted a breeder in FL that has BWA and they said he is not from them.

 

[Monica]

Short of contacting the leg band suppliers and seeing if they can tell you who the breeder is, you can also try getting in touch with various bird clubs and avian vets in Florida and see if any of them might recognize the band!