Hi deedee, does she have a closed ring ? or a split ring ? a closed ring is fitted when the greys are babies, a split ring can be fitted at any time & will look like it has been pushed closed with a pair of pliers. If it is a closed ring & a UK bird they generally have the year the grey hatched, the breeders initals & PSUK, if this is the case 96 would indicate the year she was born.Some breeders do not fit the colour specified, many fit satinless steel rings.