by pchela » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:36 pm
The closed bands can only be put on when the baby is very small so it is proof of age when the band has a date. Before the import ban people would put open bands on wild caught birds and some older birds were perhaps sold as young, hand fed babies. Anyway, open bands are not trustworthy.
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pchela on Wed Apr 14, 2010 1:24 am, edited 1 time in total.
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