How do i trace a legband code

[Cedardave]

We have a muluccan cockatoo with an afa legband.Since we are at least his 3rd(and final) home , we are trying to determine his age.The breeder is no longer an afa member so they cant give me any details.We are in canada so the bird was obviously imported at some point.Im just trying to find out age and origin....more so just age.We think hes fairly young(maybe 15 to 20ish).Any sites you know of that may help us figure this out please let me know.
Thanks

[Pinkbirdy]

I wish I knew of a site ! Keep googling . The guy Who grooms my birds was able to read their bands . I found out my zon who I thought was 11 is a 30 plus year old [I feel hes older by the way he acts ]. I wish they could just tell us . Whats your M2 like ?

[Grey]

Contact the American Federation of Aviculture at AFABirds.org. They are the source of AFA bands and can only be purchased by members. They do keep good records as well. The only leg bands they sell that aren't traceable are the stock leg bands. Could you post the band number? that would help tremendously

[Grey]

There is also a Yahoo group that people searching for info on their birds can collaborate on

[Cedardave]

Legband says Afa. Papl. 094
Our mulluccan is a sweetheart.We were told by the people we got him from that the people they got him from treated him badly.He apparently spent part of his life in a closet because he was noisy.Hes now with us.he is a little bit shakey which could be from his previous living conditions.Thats sort of why I would like to trace his band. It would be nice to know if were dealing with a young bird, middle age or senior.I suspect hes 15 or 20 but sure would like to know for sure.I wasnt sure if the 094 was a random number,a series of band or the year of the band.Its been several days since Ive heard from the afa office.They forwarded my email to the breeder,but the breeder hasnt contacted us...I suspect they may not.Anyway our muluccan does scream here and there...talks a little and loves to cuddle.I sure hope hes got lots of years ahead of him ...hes real special to us.

[Maddy]

There is a Yahoo group that helps with legbands. Here's the link- [Users must be registered and logged in to view attached photos or hyperlinks]

[Cedardave]

Thanks for the link

[Maddy]

You're welcome!

[Cedardave]

UPDATE! The breeder got in touch.Our Muluccan was hatched in 1996.Pretty cool to have found out:)

[Pinkbirdy]

That's great they got back to you :)

[Maddy]

That's awesome that you found out! (:

[Sophie]

Hi Cedardave,
Do you have the email of the breeder?
I have a cockatoo with similar information. It has the AFA, PAPL, but different number. I contacted the association ,AFA, and they sent am email to the breeder who has not contacted me yet since almost 2 week.
If you got in touch with the PAPL breeder, could you give me their contact info.
Thanks a lot :)
Lili

[Cedardave]

The breeder for ours was in British Columbia.The aviary is called Parrots Aplenty Aviaries.Hopefully theres a link on their site.let us know if you find out.
Hey, I just realized our birds could be cousins or even brothers or sisters.Thats pretty cool

[Sophie]

Thank you do much for the information. I really appreciate it a lot. I have been trying to get the details of my princess but it's been so hard.
I just email them and will call them tomorrow. I hope to get a response from them.... Will keep you posted.
And yes, most probably our birds are relatives ...
My bird is a citron crested cockatoo. She's been with me the past 12 years. I adore her, she changed my life and I thank her everyday. :)
Thank you again for your help

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Ah! And the name of my white princess is Sophie :)

[Nancy]

Where do I type in the letters and numbers on my parrots band to find out who the breeder is and what year he/she was born.

[slide95]

If you are in the States, usually, the year they were born (if it's there at all), is put accross and the breeder code and number that identifies that particular parrot is placed around the band. Some states (like NJ, for example) requires the two letters that identify it so, if nothing else, you know it wasn't born in any of those states.

There aren't that many companies that make leg bands so you might want to contact them and ask them to provide your contact information to the breeder if they happened to have produced the band your bird is wearing but, if you bought the bird in a store, they should have a hatch certificate that would show the name of the breeder.

[slide95]

If you are in the States, usually, the year they were born (if it's there at all), is put accross and the breeder code and number that identifies that particular parrot is placed around the band. Some states (like NJ, for example) requires the two letters that identify it so, if nothing else, you know it wasn't born in any of those states.

There aren't that many companies that make leg bands so you might want to contact them and ask them to provide your contact information to the breeder if they happened to have produced the band your bird is wearing but, if you bought the bird in a store, they should have a hatch certificate that would show the name of the breeder.
There aren't that many companies that make leg bands so you might want to contact them and ask them to provide your contact information to the breeder if they happened to have produced the band your bird is wearing but, if you bought the bird in a store, they should have a hatch certificate that would show the name of the breeder.

[PrincessTiel X]

Your Muluccan is a year younger than me :) haha.