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Nice healthy-looking baby there Julie. The feet look normal to me. If you intend to band, now would be a good time.
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Spike, he he. Cute bird!
You could also consider microchipping. Here in FL if your animal is microchipped and you suspect someone of having your bird, by law you have the cops come out with a reader and scan the animal for you. I don't know about the law in your part of the world.
They put the microchip in the breast muscle of parrots.
A friend of mine had her little caique chipped. It wasn't such an ordeal, even though he's a little thing. I thought it would be much more traumatic than it was, lol.
Bird theft happens a lot here and bands can be cut off. I haven't chipped Hane yet, but he also hasn't been to a vet so that explains that. I should take him but I just can't right now. >.<
You could also consider microchipping. Here in FL if your animal is microchipped and you suspect someone of having your bird, by law you have the cops come out with a reader and scan the animal for you. I don't know about the law in your part of the world.
They put the microchip in the breast muscle of parrots.
A friend of mine had her little caique chipped. It wasn't such an ordeal, even though he's a little thing. I thought it would be much more traumatic than it was, lol.
Bird theft happens a lot here and bands can be cut off. I haven't chipped Hane yet, but he also hasn't been to a vet so that explains that. I should take him but I just can't right now. >.<
julie wrote:Im not too sure about the microchips here, its mandatory for dogs and cats but I havent heard anything about having the birds done.
It's not mandatory here at all, only cats and dogs that go through the shelter systems get microchips automatically.
But it makes it easier to claim your bird if it ever is stolen. Or if it ends up at a vet and they scan for one then you'll get your pet back. Or in a shelter situation.
By the way, if you ever find a lost dog, cat, etc- vets scan them for free (here in FL) if you're trying to find the owners. At least, they should.
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