Hello from me and my new friends

[Steamboatwv]

Hi, Ive already posted a couple of questions so I guess I should at least stop here and say Hello. I just took in 2 Amazons and we hope to get to know everyone here.. thank you for having a great place to come with our feathered friends.. This is Fred and Barney they are around 30 years old.

 

[BarkleyLoves]

They're beautiful. We used to have a Blue-Front Amazon.

 

[DebsFlock]

Welcome! How did you wind up with Fred and Barney? Are they both males for sure?

 

[Parrotmamma]

Welcome to the forum ...beautiful birds : )

 

[Steamboatwv]

their owner past away but before he did he took them to a vet to help find them a home, the vet had called a place that fostered them till they found homes. we were that home as of yesterday. and no i'm not positive they are both males we are going to have them tested this week. not really sure of the age either they were guessing around 30 years old, but only thing i have to go by is one has a legband but not sure if that will tell ya anything anyway.

 

[Pookamama]

Hello, glad to meet you! Fred and Barney are handsome boys!

 

[lene1949]

Welcome to the forum.... Gorgeous boys...

 

[henpecked]

Hey steamboat,welcome to the forum. Fred and Barney appear to be Red Lored and Blue Front. I hang out in the zon section and would be glad to help if you have any questions.

 

[JerseyWendy]

Hi Steamboat. I'm new here as well. Nice to "meet" you. Amazons are my favorites, and your boys are beauties!!

 

[antoinette]

Welcome
Beautiful birds there
About 30 years old.... wow congrats daddy
Enjoy the forum

 

[DebsFlock]

Leg bands usually contain hatch year information if you know how to read them... which I don't! But I'm sure someone here does, such as henpecked...

 

[Steamboatwv]

Well I dont know much about the bands but all it says is CMA 867

 

[wolf0994]

I dont know how valid this information is, but I did some researching for you and this is what I found.

Blue Front Amazon parrots were heavily imported from South America into the United States throughout the 1980's. Many of the importation quarantine stations are in California and Florida. Public protests of the exploitation of birds and wildlife, and motions in favor of the preservation of the rain forests, prompted new federal and international regulations regarding the importation of wildlife. In the early 1990's, the importation of wild Blue Fronted Amazons decreased dramatically.

Because these parrots have beautiful colors, tame easily, and talk well, they became popular pets in the United States. Psittacine breeders quickly discovered the tricks of successful propagation of this species in captivity, and captive raised birds occupy the majority of Blue Fronts now sold in pet shops. In general, birds purchased before 1990 are very likely to be imports, and more recent birds are likely to be hand raised.

Leg bands are informative. A round, stainless steel band, with an incomplete circular closure is a quarantine band. It has letters and numbers, such as AGC 289. The letters identify the quarantine station receiving the birds within the United States. The number identify which bird in the imported group wears that band. These bands are applied to the wild caught birds when they enter the United States via one of many avian quarantine stations. The bands are very tough, and difficult to remove, so most quarantine birds keep their bands for life. Flat bands can be applied by anyone to any bird, and are used merely for identification. Flat bands can have anything written on them. Welded closed bands are applied to baby birds, and usually indicate hand raised babies of captive bred birds. These bands usually have letters and numbers identifying the breeder, but can have anything the breeder chooses to have imprinted on them.

Breeder band identifications can be traced through local and national bird clubs and organizations. Your local avian veterinarian or pet shop is a good starting place in attempt to track a breeder band. There is not a national breeder band registry. Quarantine bands are applied by the USDA, and are carefully tracked. Such tracking is important, for in case of a disease outbreak, the USDA needs to be able to locate all exposed birds quickly. You can contact your local United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office. They are very helpful and responsive to disease inquiries. They may be less helpful for just curious calls.

I hope that helps at least answer some questions for you.

 

[henpecked]

About your band, is it closed (Ring) or open ? If open does it have USDA and other letters/numbers? You can research some closed bands (rings) on the internet but only limited info, breeders have to list themselves ,most don't . Rings are used mostly for breeder's own use and keep the info to themselves. If your closed ring band has AFA on it you might be able to contact breeder thought the American Federation of Aviculturist, AFA will give your contact info to the person issued that band and it's up to them to contact you. The same is true with L&M ,who manufacture leg bands in California. They can tell you if they made that band but won't give out breeder info. It's up to the breeder to contact you if they wish to. If your CMA 867 is a closed band(ring) then i'd call L&M. For some reason CMA seems familiar to me but i can't place it at this time. Is that band on the BFA or the RLA ?