Still learning all these It is quite interesting.

 

I have a cock with a green ring on - I know its a Gary Armstrong cock, and its a WA bird, but is the triangle 7 meaning its a 2007 cock? Im just trying to determine whether its an 01 or an 07

 

Thanks heaps

 

Yes the triangle is the "secret code" and the 7 designates it as an 07 bird. The secret code is to make sure breeders can't get their own leg rings made up earlier that the designated ring issue date and therefore have birds that might be significantly older in the Nationals. Stops cheating in other words.

 

oh wow thanks for that nubbly! That makes sense to me. So that would be just like the x8 on some of the other rings - the x being the code and the 8 being an 08 bird? Gosh thank you. I'm learning more each day

Yes the triangle is the "secret code" and the 7 designates it as an 07 bird. The secret code is to make sure breeders can't get their own leg rings made up earlier that the designated ring issue date and therefore have birds that might be significantly older in the Nationals. Stops cheating in other words.

 

Whoa! Would never have even suspected that those measures are in place Sadly there must have been a precedent for this to have come into effect.

 

I guess that's why this year for the blue rings it isn't a 10 but (0 .... I had wondered about that!

This is common knowledge Renee

Yes the triangle is the "secret code" and the 7 designates it as an 07 bird. The secret code is to make sure breeders can't get their own leg rings made up earlier that the designated ring issue date and therefore have birds that might be significantly older in the Nationals. Stops cheating in other words.

Whoa! Would never have even suspected that those measures are in place Sadly there must have been a precedent for this to have come into effect.

 

I guess that's why this year for the blue rings it isn't a 10 but (0 .... I had wondered about that!

This is common knowledge Renee

Phew! Not giving away any secrets then!