Ringing

RINGING

  • Bird ringing is a technique used to identify the pet birds by individually numbered metal or plastic rings on the leg.
  • Closed rings can be applied to the legs of the birds to identify.
  • Special sizes are available for each species.
  • The exact age at which the rings should be applied varies with species.
  • The ringing of birds is not only of importance to breeders who enter their birds for shows or for for breeders who breed young birds in large numbers. It is very important that the birds are fitted with a ring of right size.
  • A closed ring of too small might grow into the leg later on, while a closed that is too big may. Might be a great source of irritation for the bird and might also put the bird at risk.
  • New closed rings are often shiny and the parent birds quite often try to remove these from the nest-while their young are still attached to them.
  • It is therefore a good idea to paint the ring with non-toxic black paint.
  • Types of ringing

ringed bird   Bird with ring   ringed waxbill
Last modified: Thursday, 7 June 2012, 9:21 AM