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anyone lining up for the trek to Gunnedah this year?
maybe bringing birds that I should raid the kids moneybox for?
I will be taking some bread and butter finches....hopefully to pay the seed bill!
stop in and say hello. :wave:
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I'll be there, well in Gunnedah was planning on going but have to work. worst part is I will be able to see the venue from the worksite :problem:
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Who went to the sale?
What was there in the way of finches?
What was the clearance rate like?
Were there many people there?

Cheers
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I spoke to some birdies who stayed at the motel I was at. They said that there were more birds benched than usual, less buyers and even less actually buying.
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Got there just on 10 & walked straight in, no line up like usual, fair number of birds, but crowd was definitely down on previous years. Fair number of bread & butter finches, nearly every second seller had Gouldians, plenty of OB's, Ruddies, cutthroats, fair number of Cubans, Plumheads for $45 pr, a few Pictorellas, Diamonds, some Crimsons, & one seller had 3 pr of young Golden Song Sparrows (wont mention any names). Stand out for me was 2pr of Blue Pacific Parolettes, first time I have seen them in the flesh, very small bird ( a Java Sparrow would tower over them), didn't realise they were in the country, but at $7k a pr a little out of my range.
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elferoz777
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wow parrolets!

Would love a pair but would have to sell many a gouldian.

They look like my linnies
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arthur
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They are on the "Son of NEBRS" list, so obviously been here for a long time
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elferoz777
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Just out of shock.

You dint hear if ir see a bird for yonks then they appear all of a sudden.

Im just impressed they are hear still at all as I was interest in them a few yrs back.

Ill edit my prior response so not to offend but im still shocked.
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Had to do a bit of searching for parolettes as I did not know them under this name.

In Europe they go under the name Forpus. On my recent visit to Europe I saw a good number of them. Popular with people who attend and take part in bird shows.
Easy breeding. Aggressive towards others of the same species.
Breeding well in cages.

cheers, case
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