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Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 09 Nov 2013, 13:43
by iaos
Are there any dealers in Melbourne worth visiting?
Cheers Ian
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 17:18
by iaos
Gee are they all that good are they?...
I'll have a spare hour or two tomorrow so am open to suggestions.
I have visited Healesville, Ballarat Birdworld and Halls Gap Zoo so far.
Cheers Ian
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 17:25
by garyh
There's not a dealer i could recommend whole heartedly,but breeders of some fine finches numerous,garyh
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 17:43
by iaos
Thanks Gary.
I'm not looking to buy so it your not putting your neck on the line by pointing me one way or another. I'm staying in Brighton, are there any worth visiting in that part of the city?
Cheers Ian
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 19:21
by gomer
I used to go to these.
Burwood pets
Aust bird breeding company springvale rd.
living jungle Dandenong
nunawadingbirds springvale rd
I have not been to them for many years.I would not know what they are like these days.
There is also one beside the Vic market. east side i think of the market car park.Up market pets ? Is worth a look if your there.Even just for the fish and reptiles under the shop down stairs.
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 19:36
by SamDavis
No offence to our Victorian friends but when I've been to Melbourne the bird shops/dealers seemed to be a bit ordinary. Happy to be proven wrong...
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 19:42
by gomer
From what I have heard about N.S.W is alot better then the ones I have been to in S.A and Vic. Like Gary said some AFF members would be defiantly worth a look. Sorry I am to far away for you. Halls Gap was the closest you were to here.
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 20:24
by Abarratt
Johns Birds Epping the best in Melbourne by far. But a bit expensive.
AB
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 14 Nov 2013, 20:53
by gomer
Abarratt wrote:Johns Birds Epping the best in Melbourne by far. But a bit expensive.
AB
Never been there,Only seen the prices and birds advertised. Seems to have a few for sale.
Re: Melbourne Dealers
Posted: 15 Nov 2013, 07:43
by Alf63
John has his aviaries at Whittlesea apparently but sells from his backyard in Epping. Has a couple of sheds in town with holding/display cages with the birds for sale.
As for Burwood Pets I believe it is now just your average Pet shop. Jock Hobbs who was into birds sold it several years ago and even then the birds he for sale had gone backwards over the years.
Nunawading is still operating. Unfortunately there hasn't been any dealers worth visiting in Melbourne for close to twenty years. Sydney seems to have a better range of dealers than Melbourne or Adelaide combined. Sadly the "Good Olde days" are long gone.
Alf63