Bands for birds

Tennman1 said:

If you don't race or show and just want bands to ID your birds or put your contact info on, where do you go to buy them? Do they personalize them?

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yes they do at pigeon suppy sites, here is one, I think siegels has some too.


http://www.globalpigeon.com/gps.php?action=showprod&id=46

Foys Pigeon Supplies, is probably the largest seller of bands.
Their website is:
http://www.foyspigeonsupplies.com/
You can purchase personalised bands through them.
Keith

All the big pigeon supply houses sell bands JEDDS in California, SIEGEL'S IN Louisiana and FOY'S IN Penn.so buy them from the supply house that is closest to you and save on shipping cost. You also must understand that bands come in different sizes so be sure that you know what size you need for the breedof pigeon that you have.GEORGE

I got my personalized band from Siegel's. The expected wait is 6-8 weeks! So don't plan on getting them soon after you order. I got mine on the 6th week and they said I was lucky to get them that ealry! You need to order them way in advanced or you'll have unbanded babies for sure. If you're just wanted to band your birds for the sake of banding them then you can purchase snap-on bands but they wont have the personalization you are looking for...just a thought.

Thanks everyone.

any band you get would be better then none and snap on bands dont count cuz they cant be traced back to anyone... so go with npa,if or au if anything and keep records of the banded bird that you have ,that will help you heaps if any are to be traced back to you when lost ...

LokotaLoft said:

any band you get would be better then none and snap on bands dont count cuz they cant be traced back to anyone... so go with npa,if or au if anything and keep records of the banded bird that you have ,that will help you heaps if any are to be traced back to you when lost ...

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thats a good point, the seemless bands have to be put on the bird when it is 5 to 7 days old,the snap on ones are for marking a bird or you have a bird that does not have a seemless and or just want to put your personal info on the other leg.