Can someone help me decipher this leg band?

[LadyHartman]

Recently, my husband brought me home a serama hen he found at an auction. She's wearing a green plastic legband and I've been trying to find out what the code means. My research keeps pointing me towards the National Pigeon Association. Here's the numbers... NPA 11 07 TD 727. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

Whoever had her likely had pigeons too.

It may not MEAN anything, probably doesn't. Beyond that...I don't know. Wish I could help.

 

[barred-rocks-rock]

National Poultry Association November Seventh . The TD 727 probably is a Vaccine of somesort

 

[DragonFeathers]

NPA = National Pigeon Association, 11 is the month, 07 is the year, TD is owner, 727 may have something to do with the parents (I think this is how it goes

) I do not know why they would band a chicken with this other than to mark the year of birth/hatch ? Good luck finding the answer

 

[DaveD]

According to the NPA website:

HOW TO READ THE PLASTIC OR METAL IDENTIFICATION RING OR LEG BAND

The letters on the band will tell you the origin of the bird.
(EXAMPLE BAND BELOW)

Say... the band number reads, NPA 7 07 AT 1089

The ( NPA ) means it originated from the National Pigeon Association.

The (7) is the band size.

The (07) is the year the pigeon was born.

The (AT) is the band alphabetical sequence.

The (1089) is a unique serial number for identifying that individual bird

Also on that website:

Plastic Bands for 2003 were White with Black Letters
2004 Bands were Black with White Letters
2005 Bands were Yellow with Black Letters
2006 Bands were Blue with White Letters

2007 Bands were Light Green with White Letters

2008 Bands were Grey with White Letters

2009 Bands are White with Black Letters

2010 Bands are Black with White Letters​

 

[DragonFeathers]

Cool, Thanks for going that xtra step

 

[NYREDS]

Quote:
There's a "National Poultry Association"?

 

[Cindiloohoo]

You sure it's a Serama and not a pigeon?

 

[LadyHartman]

LOL cindiloohoo! I have to admit I did do a double take.

Thanks for all for the help. I suspect the previous owner was making her age or something. She looks like she could easily be a 07 hatch.

 

[DaveD]

I was reading "storey's guide to raising chickens" and she was talking about breeders and their breeding programs. A bird that doesn't meet their program needs is either culled or sold off. And they would have a band or some form of marking. It sounds to me that this is a case off from a breeder.