Is there a way to "read" the info on a leg band?

[hammco]

Timmys leg band reads:

 

WK NC (sideways) 7

Is there any way to find out who the breeder was?

 

I would figure this maybe:

WK- breeder

NC- North Carolina

7- born in 2007 OR 7th chick from the mom

[Kaleah]

Found this site. Lots of good info on leg bands. I don't really know much about them myself, so I thought the website could help a lot more

 

 

http://www.quakerparrots.com/general/parrots/all-about-bird-bands/

[Barbara2]

I tried to look it up at a leg band registry but I didn't get any results with that information. I did find this article on reading leg bands:

 

http://www.ehow.com/how_5848512_bird-breeder-tag-number.html

[JDS5607]

When I bred lovebirds, I had bands on the babies.

 

I made up my own code, which was JBSA (the initials of my aviary) sideways, 10-(# chick of the year) and ordered the bands online. I never registered my bands with anyone, except when I told other breeders of it, and called the vets in the area, so that if one of my babies every came to me, I could help them find the owner.

 

It actually worked too! I had a lady call me saying she had got my info from the vet, on a lovebird she had adopted from someone I had sold the baby to! Quite interesting