Finch auction

17 Apr 2009, 22:06

well our local finch society is holding a finch auction this sunday the 19th of april
it should be great and at the same time theres going to be a show on too. but manly the the zebs will be shown. theres normally over 350 lots there have pick up a few good bargains there before reall cheap. think i already need start building more avaries. they hold 3 auctions a year the next wont be till september then early December.
thanks chirs

17 Apr 2009, 22:08

Sounds good ,pitty i cant bid from here.

17 Apr 2009, 23:00

yeh pity im trying to look at getting some more fawn pliumheads and some full redfronted painteds thats what im looken for but im sure ill come back with more than that i can make the room by just sell the ones i dont want as much as the new ones hehhehehe

19 Apr 2009, 18:57

well im back from the auction came home with a few goodies. bought a pr of red siskins for 160pr which is pretty cheap i thought, pr of yellow saints for 45pr, 1pr fawn hen x norm cock plemheads 1pr fawn cock xto norm hen, so then 2 fawns will be paired together,paid 75pr and 45pr and thats all i bought. the prices of some of the birds were cheap like there were at least 6pr of red siskins 175pr was the max and cheapest was bout 130pr prs of bluecaps went for 230pr which is real cheap norm go for atleast 300pr if u can get them then all then more common species were going for good prices like painted and that sort of stuff around 40pr. there were 300 lots there. did any other west Aussies go
thnaks chris

19 Apr 2009, 23:08

sounds like it would have been worth the trip but had to clean shed and car port starting to build some new cages

alvin · 20 Apr 2009, 11:15

Hi Chris,

Went to our "first" auction yesterday, but left early(son's birthday). Managed to get a pair of Red siskins for $150., which was a pretty good price. Paid double that for my last pair of siskins. Will definitely be better prepared and have more time on my hands for the next auction. It was a good experience all the same.

Alvin

20 Apr 2009, 15:31

yeh it was good except for the paying part we lined up for bout an hour. which made every one not happy at one stage the computer stuffed up for bout 15 20mins and there was no other way of doing it than on the computer which i thought was stupid.
oh alvin howsthe first pr of siskins going you got them of me freind didnt you
thanks chris

alvin · 20 Apr 2009, 16:55

Hi Chris, well, my mate picked up my siskins for me so we missed the long queue(lucky us). I did get my last pair from a mate of yours and they are doing pretty well. The cock was a bit feisty at first, a bit aggro towards my gouldians but he has settled now that the hen is sitting on eggs(3). We put our new pair in the aviary yesterday and he doesnt seem to mind them. Just waiting now for the eggs to hatch. Still looking for 2 male green singers, so let me know if you hear anything.

Thanks
Alvin

20 Apr 2009, 17:01

well thats good ill let him know when i next see him should be seeing him this week as hes dropping a bird of to me. well the siskik at the auction were going pretty cheap didnt think that cheap. i thought bought atleast 220 a pr. and will let you know about the greens singers too if i hear of any
thanks chris

22 Apr 2009, 22:22

sounds like you had bit of a spending spree young fincher. i didnt go so i couldnt bring any thing else home. no more room left here. but i was going to get some siskins for next year myself if i cant get some more chats..got rid of the last of my red zebs on the weekend but still have one pair here for my dad ,has a lot of red in him, need to get some pics of it. pete