Aussie Finch Forum

Well when your rich you best be shouting Aunty Deb a pair.

Linolets at $2000 a pair, now I definitely know why I do not get involved with Parrots. I was owed a pair and around about June of last year decided to trade them for 3 pair of Orange Bishops. Their value today,inexcess of $6000 yet the linolets at $2000 big drop, some ones going to lose their shirt.
A few years ago I once again did a deal for some Softbills and I ended up with 2 pair of Yellow Backed Moloccan Lorries, after seeing the mess they made they were put out on loan never to grace my place and eventually sold off to him. Lovely looking bird but squirters turn me off.But I guess each to their own.
I must admit I sometime think I would like a nice pair of Derbyans and a beautiful pair of Violet Indian Ringnecks took my eye at Orange.

the purple crowned lorikeets are pretty cute

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and so are the white fronted amazons... bloody expensive but cute...

Sons g/frinds Pop and I were comparing birds and prices after the Orange show , he bought 25 Ringnecks , a lot of Violets in the mix . Being picked up this week , cant wait to see them.

E Orix wrote:Linolets at $2000 a pair, now I definitely know why I do not get involved with Parrots. I was owed a pair and around about June of last year decided to trade them for 3 pair of Orange Bishops. Their value today,inexcess of $6000 yet the linolets at $2000 big drop, some ones going to lose their shirt.

yes the lines will also drop a lot more than they have – glad I don’t have any

jusdeb wrote:Sons g/frinds Pop and I were comparing birds and prices after the Orange show , he bought 25 Ringnecks , a lot of Violets in the mix .

Better him than me

Linnies are no different to any of the other parrots which were initially rare but breed well- whether they are are exotic species or new mutations.
Prices quickly drop as numbers increase. This has been repeated ad nauseum in recent years- pyrrhura conures, ringneck mutations etc etc. Even blue & gold macaws are dropping every year.

I think the days of high prices are over for many of these species.

At least with finches, even the most expensive species don't reach the crazy heights of the parrot world.

In the end a bird is worth what someone is prepared to pay for it. Large, brightly coloured birds always attract attention and are in demand, especially if they also have the potential to talk! The pet side of birdkeeping is very popular and talks on bird behaviour are often sold out.

Personally, I much more enjoy the avicultural side of things, whatever the species. And finches are just great!!

I must admit I love both sides of birdkeeping coin . I love hand rearing but I also love watching aviary birds be birds . I just love birds I think and dogs of course.

If I had my pick of the bunch it would have been the white bellied caiques. At 9 to $11000 for a young pair. 2 years ago they were up around the $20000 mark. I can't believe a) how quickly they can drop and b)how people have the funds to start in birds worth that much to begin with.

Even the parrots I now keep are dropping quickly, but I'm glad I have mine now before they are cheap enough to compare in cost to quarrions and every man and his dog breeds them so you never know what damage has been done to the species. Try finding a pure normal pair of quarrions for example, or love birds even. (I still keep lovebirds). The funny thing with lovebirds is that they are becoming increasingly hard to find but try selling some, they are hardly worth $15.

However I think while prices drop from the ridiculous to the 'still extremely expensive but 1/3 of the price they were 3 years ago' as long as there are no mutations available for a particular species their price will remain fairly steady. The other factor I think that will determine how much specie's price drops is how long it takes for them to mature. Caiques for instance take 3 to 4 years. Sun conures are similar. So if you buy a young pair now you're not going to get young for a few years and the market is less flooded.

jusdeb wrote:Sons g/frinds Pop and I were comparing birds and prices after the Orange show , he bought 25 Ringnecks , a lot of Violets in the mix .

Better him than me[/quote]

Why is that