bird licence

05 Sep 2013, 11:04

Just received my account for my licence. $86($43 cons), for the next 12 months. That's about 15-20% of my total sales for the year! Do I, get out of licensed finches, buy more to breed more, hope like hell I breed crimson hens instead of cocks? Having 7-8 licensed finches is beginning to become a pain.Thank goodness for the stars and emblemas who will pay for this. My real concern though is if I have breeding success, will I be able to sell excess young easily? How many finch lovers in Victoria will renew, and keep renewing, their licence? What about potential new breeders? I trust interstate finchers don't have this problem.

05 Sep 2013, 14:22

sound a bit rich murf, here in nsw i pay 5 yearly. my last one cost $120.00 or so for the full 5 years!
so sounds like you are getting the rough end of the pineapple to me!!
as you say its not encouraging new or younger fincho's to get into licenced birds.

i think you need more licensed birds....its a good excuse anyway.

05 Sep 2013, 15:36

I guess it just highlights that it is a privilege to keep natives, not a right as so many claim.

Many Western countries ban the keeping of native birds eg the US so we shouldn't complain too much.

At the end of the day., do you get joy from keeping those native species? If so, then the cost of a license is worth it in my opinion.

I understand the need to try and keep costs down, but the day I start looking at keeping birds from a dollars and cents point of view is the day I change to another hobby.

There are too many of those types in the hobby already, and they have destroyed parrot aviculture in many ways.

Thankfully this is not the primary motive for most finchos.

So to get back to your point Murph: annoying and frustrating ? yes;
A reason to stop keeping natives? Not on your life- or mine anyway!

Interested to hear what others think.

05 Sep 2013, 16:58

Well guys, I had a sneaking suspicion that someone might suggest a few more birds. As I only keep(and have kept) Aussies, I'm damned if the Gov. is going to destroy my interests in life. Have finch interests for nearly half a century. I just hope there will be finchers coming on who will continue with the Aussies as from my reckoning, foreign finches are expanding and there seems to be fewer "licensed" breeders around. ... just my bitch... must have something to do with the forthcoming elections. But in the meantime, maybe just an extra bird or two will take my mind of things.

05 Sep 2013, 17:04

Murf,

I received my renewal yesterday. The advanced licence now costs $160 for one year or $380 for three years.

I will renew for three years and save $100 even if the up front cost is steep. Like everyone I am trying to cut costs but they just keep going up. Fortunately the birds have paid their way for the last 30 years so I have no complaints.

I consider having a hobby that recoups some or all of the expenses a blessing. Most hobbies just cost. I would still keep birds either way although I would have to be a bigger scrooge if the sales didn't cover costs.

Might have to cut my vet bills, hey Myzo.

Regards

Alf

05 Sep 2013, 19:42

Move west. My Advanced licence only cost me $20/ and I also do not have a very large collection. But would not take any notice of costs anyway.
LML

05 Sep 2013, 21:38

Average cost to fuel car $110
Average cost for a bottle of Hogs $40
Average cost for a meal out $60 ( pub grub )

Nothings cheap

05 Sep 2013, 21:46

Myzo,

I agree; it's a priveledge not a right & bI for one are happy to pay for my licence....

Just thought I would advise...I now have my Cat 2 licence (please see previous posts)...So in the immotal words of the band Queen...."Don't Stop me Now...I'm going to have a good time...I'm having a ball!" With all the birds now availiable to me in NSW....

Now! Whose breeding Paradise Parrots?

Cheers
Ripley

10 Sep 2013, 10:04

Interesting point myzo makes. I tend to think it should be the non-native species that should attract the licence requirements. Oversea countries don't seem to have any importation hurdles, unlike Australia, so Australia seems to think that there is a problem with non-native wildlife and therefore, maybe the licence requirements should be placed there. Ready to be shot down in flames.

10 Sep 2013, 11:25

Myzomela wrote:At the end of the day., do you get joy from keeping those native species? If so, then the cost of a license is worth it in my opinion.

I do agree, however it would be nice if the licencing scheme was actually doing something to achieve its aim to protect wild natives. At present, with some species, it has the opposite effect of making it trivial to "legalise/launder" wild caught birds.

Ripley wrote:Now! Whose breeding Paradise Parrots?

I told you already - initials are BB - or f'n B f'n B might be more accurate! He's NOT an AFF member (as far as I know).

murf wrote:Interesting point myzo makes. I tend to think it should be the non-native species that should attract the licence requirements. Oversea countries don't seem to have any importation hurdles, unlike Australia, so Australia seems to think that there is a problem with non-native wildlife and therefore, maybe the licence requirements should be placed there. Ready to be shot down in flames.

Bang, bang

Please no. What would licencing foreign species possibly achieve?