All babies are closed-banded for permanent identification for the life of the bird. Contrary to popular internet rumors, closed bands are completely safe. There is no split that can get caught on things, and they cannot be closed tighter on the leg. Our leg bands are made of lightweight aluminum with our Aviary name, the year of hatch, and the hatch order number of each baby. Each band is written carefully in all of our notes to identify each bird. No two bands will ever be the same. Your Baby's band number and color will be written in multiple places for your records.

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** Do not remove your bird's band. It is there to help serve as identification in the event your bird flies off and you need to claim them. Removal of their band also nullifies your Health Guarantee, as we can only be certain it's our bird if it wears our band. **