After feeding my birds earlier this morning I passed the aviary where my Javas are currently breeding and of course I identified the breeding birds with a split ring. These are the same birds likely to go for the green seed-heads too and that's where I found one trapped by the leg in some Panicum. Split-rings - I can't live without them but living with them means being vigilant.
Last edited by GregH on 08 Nov 2010, 16:51, edited 2 times in total.
Yep, I lost a RF Parrotfinch hen first night i had her. Hung by the leg on the silliest piece of brush! You're right .. can't live without em, but it can and will eventually happen.
Good to see you found him early.Yes I have lost the odd bird over the years ,in most cases had to be destroyed.Thankfully I have saved some like yourself.What are the alternatives though? As many finches cannot be closed rung.
Alternative to split PLASTIC ring is the squeeze on aluminium ring . . the smaller the better, so that there is no room for brush ends etc to intrude
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These should ALWAYS be used on wrens as plastic rings tend to slip down over the wren's toes resulting in the loss of a foot . . wrens' toes must be thinner or at a slightly different angle to the leg as this is unfortunately reasonably common and hard to pick up in a larger aviary
As small as possible should be the rule for all ring bands
The ring I refer to is shaped like the Greek letter "omega" . . and is squeezed onto the leg by using the little bent "end things" . . which may be what you mean by "tag"
I had a look at the Lentra site but cannot see an example of what I mean
Perhaps someone who knows what I mean may be able to post a pic
http://www.lentradirect.com.au/contents/en-us/d4.html
This pic look like what I have seen. If you look at the close up pic of the blue rings the piece I mean is the bit at the bottom. This looks like the tag I have seen on birds legs this tag bit sticks out to the side, is it supposed to be bent around?
Hope Im making myself clear
Diane The difference between Genius and Stupidity is, Genius has it’s limits
The squeeze on aluminium leg band.....is it supposed to have a "tag" at the side when on the leg?