Leg Rings - What are the chances?

Is your finch sick or not well? Find out why.
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garymc
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Had a young, unrung chestnut in the holding cage look a bit off colour for the last couple of days. Decided to catch it out this morning. Feeling the body condition of the bird I would assume that it was struggling to crack seed.

The ring was so tightly entrenched within the beak that it couldn't be extracted with tweezers. Ended up carefully cutting it away. Now to find out which bird was rung yellow 17!
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Greg41
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Hi Gary,There always seems to be a new way to surprize us.

Cheers Greg
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now thats a new take on lap banding. :thumbup:
Keeper of Australian Grass Finches
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probably thought, "I'll crack this *#@%ing corn kernel if its the last thing I do".
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This has also happened in my collection twice, both times it has happened to Tri Nuns
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Is it always the same coloured rings?
The Bitterness of Poor Quality Remains Long after the Sweetness of Cut Price is Forgotten
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