wOw, George. That's great. I'm trying to remember...did you buy a bonded pair at the bird fair?
I've always wondered about the banding thing. What purpose does it serve? I mean, is there a national registry? Ollie, my ekkie is the only one that has a band. There are days I wish I could take it off too. It doesn't look very comfortable!
Monica,
The bands a great to keep records and usually tell you where the bird came from and what year it hatched.
As far as taking the bands off, I have them removed on all my pet birds but my avian vet keeps the record in his files incase we need that info.
The bands can be dangerous on very active birds so my vet says and I too feel they don't look very comfortable.
Yes I did buy a bonded pair at the fair and 8 more pairs from another place, I set up 4 pairs with nest boxes and the only pair that has not done anything is the one from the fair.
I also got a proven pair of Perrolets yesterday that are bonded and proven
they are green split to blue and should produce some beautiful babies comes spring time.
I converted one of my rooms into an aviary for the breeder birds.
I'm very excited about this and just love those little lovebirds they have such great personalities and are lots of fun to watch.