A List of Breeders and Band Numbers

[BrianB]

@BrianB may have some insights?

it doesn’t ring a bell for me. The not red fronted breeder I knew of in Texas was Wendy Craig but she has retired and now lives here in Arizona.

 

[expressmailtome]

it doesn’t ring a bell for me. The not red fronted breeder I knew of in Texas was Wendy Craig but she has retired and now lives here in Arizona.

She was an absolutely amazing breeder. If her wait list for blue throats had not been so long, I would have gone with her.

 

[BrianB]

She was an absolutely amazing breeder. If her wait list for blue throats had not been so long, I would have gone with her.

My breeding pair of red-fronted macaws came from her. They are fantastic breeders and consistently give me very healthy babies.

 

[expressmailtome]

My breeding pair of red-fronted macaws came from her. They are fantastic breeders and consistently give me very healthy babies.

Through forums over the years I have known several people with her birds who could not possibly speak any more highly of her.

 

[Adaylia]

Looking for SSD FL. It is a Roseifrons conure.

Did you ever find any information on this?

 

[Matto]

Did you ever find any information on this?

Nope, despite my best efforts.

 

[kdalvarez]

Can anyone help me with who the breeder is of a Blue and Gold macaw we adopted. The owner didnt know anything as it was his late wife's bird we are in MN but i drove to Michigan to adopt her the tag is FLNK E 883. I searched all 16pages and no matching tag numbers.

 

[Mizzely]

Can anyone help me with who the breeder is of a Blue and Gold macaw we adopted. The owner didnt know anything as it was his late wife's bird we are in MN but i drove to Michigan to adopt her the tag is FLNK E 883. I searched all 16pages and no matching tag numbers.

Is the band open or closed?

 

[kdalvarez]

closed

 

[kdalvarez]

here is a pic of the tag

 

[cowgirl198]

Hello,

I have a Male Umbrella Cockatoo. His leg band is closed, the skinny way say FL then the long way around says BAB. FL BAB I know its a long shot but, was just seeing if I could find more information on him. I was told he is 40 yrs old from here in Michigan. But I was thinking the FL if Florida.

 

[Mizzely]

Hello,

I have a Male Umbrella Cockatoo. His leg band is closed, the skinny way say FL then the long way around says BAB. FL BAB I know its a long shot but, was just seeing if I could find more information on him. I was told he is 40 yrs old from here in Michigan. But I was thinking the FL if Florida.

FL is Florida does it have any numbers on it?

 

[cowgirl198]

Yes when i got home from work i looked again and found 95. So it read FL BAB 95.

 

[cowgirl198]

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[Mizzely]

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My guess is your bird was born in Florida in 1995.

 

[expressmailtome]

My guess is your bird was born in Florida in 1995.

It is possible, but most breeders that include a year also include other numbers to differentiate the individual birds. Many smaller breeders (quantity bred, not species size) do not include a year so that they can use the leftover bands the next year without having to dispose of the unused bands and start over.

 

[Mizzely]

It is possible, but most breeders that include a year also include other numbers to differentiate the individual birds. Many smaller breeders (quantity bred, not species size) do not include a year so that they can use the leftover bands the next year without having to dispose of the unused bands and start over.

True, didn't think about that!

 

[cowgirl198]

At least this gets me a closer age. We are in Michigan and the lady who released him to us, thought he was 40 and locally breed. Big difference in 40 to 28 ish.

 

[cowgirl198]

I’m trying to help someone do thier band and you all was such a help to me. It reads SRK 282. I have read clamp bands were wild at one time. True?

 

[expressmailtome]

I’m trying to help someone do thier band and you all was such a help to me. It reads SRK 282. I have read clamp bands were wild at one time. True?

Some were, but not all. Some breeders still use them if they miss the time to properly band the baby with a closed band.