Genesis Aviaries bands baby birds with a closed, coded band from the
Avicultural Advancement Council of Canada
This is an excellent means of identification, proving age and origin of the bird as well as providing a way to trace your bird if s/he should ever go missing.
Genesis Aviaries unique BAND CODE is "ACME"
Genesis Aviaries is a long-time member in good standing with the A.A.C.C.
Properly-sized, coded, closed Leg Bands are SAFE; they offer comprehensible evidence that the bird was raised by a reputable, knowledgeable breeder and provide registration and identification.
The myth that bands are not safe originates from inexperienced persons who do not band with proper size bands or provide dangerous environments with objects with which their bird may be trapped or injured. Your bird may safely wear this band for his/her entire life.
Birds housed in poorly constructed homemade aviaries may run a risk of catching a leg band on loose wire or other objects and care must be taken to provide a secure environment. The leg band should by no means be a problem in an appropriate aviary or cage with safe toys. Birds should always be supervised when outside the cage for numerous reasons.
A bird with a proper band has proof of age and origin and is therefore a safer purchase than birds with open bands or no bands. Unfortunately there are a few unscrupulous persons who will sell a very old bird and claim the bird is quite young – without a proper band you will never really know.
A proper band is invaluable to Aviculture in breeding to help prevent inbreeding. If records are kept, brothers and sisters can easily be spotted and caution can be exercised to avoid pairing these birds.
Here at Genesis Aviaries, we take great care to properly band each and every baby, we record it’s Hatch Date, Band Number, Parents, Mutation and any other factors deemed important to that particular chick. Records are stored and kept indefinitely so they can be easily accessed if/when someone needs to search their bird. |
