Disappearing Bands (?)

Post by **lovezebs** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:19 am

Hello Friends.

Day before yesterday, I got it into my head, that I should put some colour bands on my three little Canary fledglings ( Larry, Curly and Moe) , to be able to know who's who, as they get older. I caught up with them (screeching and all), and managed to slip red plastic bands over their huge feet (be still my shaking hands, racing heart and high blood pressure) and put them back.

As of yesterday morning, there was not a band to be seen. Now did I only dream about banding them (?) Or did those three little rascals (or their naughty parents) pull them off overnight?

Elana

~Elana~

Post by **delray** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 7:45 am

lovezebs that's weird. Maybe the band was big enough to slip off?!?! I'm interested to see what happened.

Toddmin · Post by **Toddmin** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 8:10 am

Were they closed or open bands?

Post by **lovezebs** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 10:30 am

delray & Toddmin

Hi guys.
They were just little plastic closed rings 1/2 of a perler bead ring) that I use to identify each clutch by colour, and to know who is who in that particular clutch.

I guess they were a bit loose....
Obviously they were a BIT loose

~Elana ~

Toddmin · Post by **Toddmin** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 11:23 am

I have been too nervous to use the close bands. Weird that they came off!

Post by **lovezebs** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:12 pm

Toddmin

At times parents will take bands off their kids, especially if they are a bit loose. They see them as foreign objets attached to their babies ( which they are) that need to be removed.

~Elana~

Post by **delray** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:37 pm

lovezebs maybe try it again and see what happens?

Toddmin · Post by **Toddmin** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:45 pm

lovezebs, I banded some of my Gouldians this weekend, but I used the split/open ring kind. I saw two of them pick at their band for a second or two, but then they stopped.

Post by **lovezebs** » Tue Apr 28, 2015 2:53 pm

delray & Toddmin

Yea, I will give it another try for sure.
I left it late, should have got it done before they fledged, but for some reason it slipped my mind.

Congratulations on banding your Gouldian kids Todd.

~Elana~

vienneparis · Post by **vienneparis** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 3:22 am

lovezebs
Elena,
Maybe you have a phantom bandit

MiaCarter · Post by **MiaCarter** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 8:50 am

Well that's curious, isn't it?!

How funny that all three lost their bands; not just one.
I wouldn't have expected that.

They're crafty, those little ones.

Post by **lovezebs** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 9:09 am

vienneparis & MiaCarter.

Yes Vienne and Mia. ....

I think I have a band 'band'it, lol. Never did get to re-banding them again. Have to grab them today, ugh :O. At ttimes, it seems like there are not enough hours in the day.

~Elana~

andiok · Post by **andiok** » Thu Apr 30, 2015 12:57 pm

this happens when parents are very obsessed with cleaning. you're lucky that the bands came off because i've seen babies thrown out with the bands.
one gross trick that works is to mask the bands with droppings

FINCHforum

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