Question On Wing Stamping Young Birds

[ritchie1]

hi can anyone tell me if you had a ring on your young birds with your tel number would you still have to wing stamp them before puting in to races

[ritchie1]

some comments on this would be nice

[greenlands]

Which union are you in,if your in the RPRA I think it's a rule that birds have to be wing stamped.

 

http://www.rpra.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=3KS3/8b7HpQ=&tabid=88

[PIGEON_MAN]

hi can anyone tell me if you had a ring on your young birds with your tel number would you still have to wing stamp them before puting in to races

If your in the RPRA then no problem mate your within the rules,do exacly the same myself.

[OLDYELLOW]

depends on union rules but im sure it's says for R.P.R.A that all birds presented for racing should be wing stamped , so even if have phone rings on they don't comply with there rules , most outdated , i could be wrong but thats how i see it

[clockman]

26)Members of all SHU clubs should wing stamp all their young birds with either: A) A personal

Tel no or address b, Their Club address or name.

[Guest joshdonlan]

I think you can just use rings

[kirky]

depends on union rules but im sure it's says for R.P.R.A that all birds presented for racing should be wing stamped , so even if have phone rings on they don't comply with there rules , most outdated , i could be wrong but thats how i see it

RPRA rule 121 wing stamp on at least 3 flights or telephone ring, does not need to have both.

[OLDYELLOW]

RPRA rule 121 wing stamp on at least 3 flights or telephone ring, does not need to have both.

suppose the ink on the wing will weigh less than the ring on the leg

[ritchie1]

hi i am in the shu scottish homing unoin can i just use rings

[Guest IB]

hi i am in the shu scottish homing unoin can i just use rings

 

The use of telephone ring instead of a wing stamp is within SHU Rules but it does add (not correct wording) 'that it is at discretion of the club / fed / organisation.'

 

I asked same question when I first joined my club, but nobody ever got back to me. IMO ring is much easier, and can be easily removed for SNFC YB race.

[ritchie1]

yes thats why i have ordered it cant be good for birds trying to get the stamps off befor sending to a national

[aye ready]

yes thats why i have ordered it cant be good for birds trying to get the stamps off befor sending to a national

you don't take the stamp off you just make it unreadable with a marker pen etc the bird will moult the flight out no harm done,i think they carry enough rings with their birth ring on 1 leg and the ets ring on the other

[ritchie1]

you don't take the stamp off you just make it unreadable with a marker pen etc the bird will moult the flight out no harm done,i think they carry enough rings with their birth ring on 1 leg and the ets ring on the other

if a ring stops the bird from winning theres sommit far wrong and they take the ring off anyway for the national young bird race

[aye ready]

if a ring stops the bird from winning theres sommit far wrong and they take the ring off anyway for the national young bird race

who says it stops the bird from winning i just said my personal preference is that a bird with 1 ring on either leg is enough if you want to make the bird uncomfortable carrying endless amount of rings when a single wing stamp which i've already said is easily wiped out is more than adequate,why don't you put a numbered ring on it aswell to let you know which nestbox it was reared in

[Guest XANADU LOFTS]

If your putting an ETS ring on the bird have you considered using the telephone number stickers that go straight onto the ETS ring, used them for 2 years myself and would now not use anythink else,they come in different colours too so can have different colour for each section etc.

[Guest IB]

you don't take the stamp off you just make it unreadable with a marker pen etc the bird will moult the flight out no harm done,i think they carry enough rings with their birth ring on 1 leg and the ets ring on the other

 

Martin, the downside with the wing stamp is that it is a two-person job, on & off, one holding the pigeon wing extended, the other stamping. Don't think the bird likes it either. Telephone ring is single person job, very simple to slip on & off.

 

Take your point tho about number of rings birds carry; 2011 will be our first year to correct that using the new combi ring, one ring ID & ETS chip, for the YBs.

[walterbmasson]

GARY THAT TEL NUMBERS ON THE ETS RINGS IS ALREADY BEING USED IN YOUR CLUB

[ritchie1]

cheers walter didnt know but i still orderd 50 anyway will be handy to put on young birds while training them

[peterpau]

I use rings and thought non fanciers would spot it easier.

Had a bird reported and the person said he couldn't read it.

Stamps or rings in the RPRA me thinks.

[billt]

who says it stops the bird from winning i just said my personal preference is that a bird with 1 ring on either leg is enough if you want to make the bird uncomfortable carrying endless amount of rings when a single wing stamp which i've already said is easily wiped out is more than adequate,why don't you put a numbered ring on it aswell to let you know which nestbox it was reared in

RPRA rule states on at least 3 flights

[ovy1255]

ritchi do like i do -telephone sticker on ets ring, both wings stamped and stamped across its tail and when they go missing they are never reported but you have done your best.