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Post by farseeker on Aug 7, 2008 14:59:42 GMT 10
From what I've read at 100g a bird is fine to be microchipped - smaller birds can be done, but they need to be assessed individually.
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Aug 7, 2008 18:49:12 GMT 10
Oh my god - poor bird!!! Mike should I have all the leg rings removed from all my birds - even the closed ones? Thanks for showing me this photo - I will be doing a VERY close examination of their feet tomorow when it's light!!!!  Oh...and thanks for thinking of us on AB and showing us this example, when you had the bird brought in today!!! |
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Post by avinet on Aug 7, 2008 21:41:58 GMT 10
Oh my god - poor bird!!! Mike should I have all the leg rings removed from all my birds - even the closed ones? Not necessarily - expecially if they are stainless steel since it is very difficult to remove them. Aluminium is easy with the right tool. Just keep an eye on the bird's feet to make sur ethey are not swollen - a visual check is fine - you don't have to catch up the bird. I didn't want to scare you or others - just make everyone aware of the need for a safety check regularly so a problem is spotted before it reaches the stage that the budgie had reached. Be proactive and not reactive  cheers, Mike |
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Post by rainbowfeathers77 on Aug 7, 2008 22:41:35 GMT 10
Ok Mike...will do!! |
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leg rings
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Post by nelliy on Dec 18, 2014 22:19:14 GMT 10
Putting leg rings on older birds needs some caution. The standard and cheap aluminium rings are easily deformed by even a lovebird, and can then have the two ends overlap and tighten on the leg. They are OK for neophmeas, budgies, cockatiels and similar birds but I wouldn't use them for larger birds. If larger and stronger birds are to be banded as adults then you have to use split stainless steel rings which can't easily be damaged by the bird. Also larger birds such as Alexes and larger should have stainless steel closed rings used if they are being banded as babies. Aluminium is just too soft for these larger birds. I sell aluminium rings in the shop but we won't get them in in any larger than a King parrot size, and we only get them in as solid and not split rings. There are pluses and minuses with using rings. The plus is of course the bird is identified, which can be important if you want to sell sexed birds for instance, or keep track of individuals in a mutation breeding programme. Most vets will not issue a sexing certificate for a bird if it is not close rung for instance. The minus is that sometimes a ring can get caught on a loose bit of wire, or a toy and a bird potentially lose a leg. Also in budgies that get scaly mite the leg can swell up and become constricted by the ring, also potentially resulting in the loss of the leg. We see the occasional budgie with this problem and I have a special pair of "scissors" that can cut a rung off in almost all cases we see. So if you ring a bird, be sure to use the right type of ring and be aware of the potential pitfalls. There are several sources of rings advertised in the Birdkeeper as welll as the Parrot Society. We have had some dealings with Lentra who are probably the biggest commercial ring provider and it hasn't been that friendly an experience. Nothing wrong with their rings, just the customer relations could be spruced up a bit. cheers, Mike I have 2 6 week old love birds, I want to get them dna and be able to put leg ring on them, I don't want to use plastic ones and I don't really like the split design, would it be safe to attempt to put on a closed aliminium ring on them ? Or are they to old |
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