From the past - Finch Prices August 1979

[nathan morley]

Did u keep finches then?

[west finch]

Shore did Nathan started keeping birds when I was five and I’m now forty nine. S#@t that sounds old

[nathan morley]

I started keeping birds when I was 6 an now I'm 14, what was you're first ever bird an what types if finches do you keep ?

[Diane]

Re: From the past - Finch Prices August 1979

Post by nathan morley on 07 Jun 2011 05:31
I started keeping birds when I was 6 an mow I'm 11,

Re: Babies

Postby nathan morley on 06 Jun 2011 19:44
I am 14.

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Lost three years in a day there.

[Tintola]

Are you silly or what BB? That was obviously aother "Nypo"

[thehammer]

As published in Australian Aviculture August 1983
Finches Prices pairs

Aberdeen $35
Aurora $30
Bengalese (Mannikin) $8
Bengalese, white $10
Bengalese, crested $12
Blood $40
Blue-cap Waxbill $100
Chestnut $20
Cordon Bleu $50
Cuban $30
Cut-throat $20
Diamond Firetail (Sparrow) $35
Doublebar, black-rumped $26
Doublebar, white-rumped $24
Emblema Picta $30
Fire $30
Goldfinch $10
Gouldian, black-headed $60
Gouldian, red-headed $60
Gouldian, yellow-headed $65
Greenfinch $10
Green Singer $200
Jacarini $40
Java, normal $6
Java, white $8
Java, pied $8
Java, fawn $12
Longtailed (Blackheart) $20
Longtailed (Heck’s) $38
Mannikin, Bronze-winged $130
Mannikin, Rufous-backed $70
Masked $30
Melba $40
Nun, black-headed $20
Nun, silver-headed $20
Nun, tri-coloured $25
Orange-breasted Waxbill $35
Parson (white-rumped) $55
Parson, black-rumped (Diggle’s) $60
Pictorella $40
Plumhead $25
Parrot Finch, blue-faced $55
Parrot Finch, red-faced $120
Redpoll $100
Redbrow Waxbill (Firetail) $16
St. Helena $30
St. Helena, cinnamon $180
Silverbill $30
Spice $10
Star $22
Star, yellow-faced $32
Strawberry, Bombay $175
Strawberry, Chinese $80
Weaver, Comoro $60
Weaver, Grenadier $400
Weaver, Madagascar $60
Weaver, Napoleon $600
Weaver, Orange Bishop $550
Weaver, Red-billed $400
Whydah, Golden-shouldered $600
Whydah, Red-shouldered $400
Yellow Hammer $200
Yellow rump $40
Zebra, normal $4
Zebra, pied $5
Zebra, other colours $5
Zebra, black varieties $12

[finchbreeder]

I volanteer to loose 3 years in a day. Particularly as that 49 does not sound all that old to me.
LML

[arthur]

Birds available (locally) & Prices in the early 50's

Natives:

Doublebars 2/- (2 shillings . . equates to 20c)
Zebras 3/-
Chestnut Breasted 3/-
Redbrows 4/-
Plumheads 5/-
Blackthroats 5/-
Bloods 15/-
Longtails 25/-
Gouldians 35/-

Exotics

Nutmegs 4/-
Cutthroats 5/-
Bengalese 5/-
Ruddies . .??

We were allowed(?) to trap birds in those days and would ride horses or bikes, depending on the destination, up to 20 miles (30km) each way with our traps on our backs like schoolbags. We made all of our own traps from cut up cheese boxes or fruit cases and case wire.

Zebras and Doublebars were most common and could be sold to a dealer in Brisbane for 10/- per dozen (10 pence . . about 8 cents ea.). They were sent by train and birds which could not be obtained locally were sent from Brisbane by train with surprisingly few deaths.

We were lucky to have lived in those times . . but not because of the cheap prices

I worked as a paper delivery boy for 2.5 hours daily from Monday to Saturday for the princely sum of 15/- ($1.50) per week, and on Sundays getting 3 farthings per paper sold
( there were no farthing coins in circulation but the term was still in use and this translated into 9 pence per dozen)

Ah . . the Good Old Days

[arthur]

As published in Australian Aviculture August 1983
Finches Prices pairs

Aberdeen $35 . . 20
Aurora $30 . . 8
Bengalese (Mannikin) $8 . . 2.50
Bengalese, white $10
Bengalese, crested $12
Blood $40 . . 6
Blue-cap Waxbill $100 . .
Chestnut $20 . . 6
Cordon Bleu $50 . . 14
Cuban $30 . . 12
Cut-throat $20 . . 6
Diamond Firetail (Sparrow) $35 . . 6
Doublebar, black-rumped $26
Doublebar, white-rumped $24 . . 2.50
Emblema Picta $30 . .6
Fire $30 . .7
Goldfinch $10 . . 2
Gouldian, black-headed $60 . . 7
Gouldian, red-headed $60 . . 8
Gouldian, yellow-headed $65 . . 10
Greenfinch $10 . . 2
Green Singer $200 . . --
Jacarini $40 . . 8
Java, normal $6 . .2
Java, white $8 . . 5
Java, pied $8
Java, fawn $12
Longtailed (Blackheart) $20 . .5
Longtailed (Heck’s) $38 . . 5
Mannikin, Bronze-winged $130
Mannikin, Rufous-backed $70
Masked $30 . .6
Melba $40. . 15
Nun, black-headed $20 . . 14
Nun, silver-headed $20 . . 8
Nun, tri-coloured $25 . . 16
Orange-breasted Waxbill $35 . . 12
Parson (white-rumped) $55 . . 5
Parson, black-rumped (Diggle’s) $60
Pictorella $40
Plumhead $25
Parrot Finch, blue-faced $55
Parrot Finch, red-faced $120
Redpoll $100 . . 12
Redbrow Waxbill (Firetail) $16 . . 2.50
St. Helena $30 . . 14
St. Helena, cinnamon $180
Silverbill $30 . . 8
Spice $10 . .1
Star $22 . .6
Star, yellow-faced $32 . .20
Strawberry, Bombay $175
Strawberry, Chinese $80
Weaver, Comoro $60
Weaver, Grenadier $400
Weaver, Madagascar $60 . .30
Weaver, Napoleon $600
Weaver, Orange Bishop $550
Weaver, Red-billed $400
Whydah, Golden-shouldered $600
Whydah, Red-shouldered $400
Yellow Hammer $200 . . 15
Yellow rump $40
Zebra, normal $4 . .1
Zebra, pied $5 . . 2
Zebra, other colours $5 . .1.50
Zebra, black varieties $12

Prices following the " . . " are from AA 1971

Bit of 'galloping inflation' in the '71 - '83 period and not only in bird prices

Was great for people who were paying of mortgages but not so hot for those just entering the housing market