finches seen at sales 2009

[gomer]

Thought i would start this thread.So people can list finches seen at sales.What sold well.What didnt.

[gomer]

Hanilton 5//4/09
sold well
gouldian normals and mutes
cordons
parsons only 7
orange breasts
cordons

people took home
blue face
red face
emblemas
stars
zebras
pictorella cocks
yellow rump cocks
crimson cocks
plumheads
we mask coks
mask cocks

As you can see not alot there.not alot sold.

[Mickp]

at this time of year I wont buy birds at sales on principle (I do buy birds from breeders I know & trust ). my preference is to buy later in the year when any young birds have had more time to colour up & mature.
got caught a couple of times buying what I was told were relatively young birds only to find that they were ready for the retirement home.

[gomer]

there were some birds 3/4 coloured up indicating the age visually.eg stars gouldians and blueface.

[gomer]

Bendigo sale 2/5/09.
plenty of finches.
Black Throated (Parson Finch)
Chestnut Breasted Mannikin (Bullfinch, Chestnut Breasted Munia)
Gouldian plus mutes
Long Tailed (Blackheart, Shaft Tailed)
Masked
Painted Firetail (Painted Finch, Emblema)
Pictorella Mannikin
Red Browed
Star
Yellow Rumped Mannikin (Yellow Rumped Munia)
Zebra
silver nuns
tri coloured nuns
cordons
gold finches
pytillas
strawberrys
some american ones ?

[fincher]

hey gomer wat sort of pytillias and what were they selling for
thansk chris

[gomer]

Reds.cant say for sure $4oo rings a bell,might have been each?Would that be right or a pair?

[fincher]

if they were red headed that would be a bit too much for them unless they were split for yellow wings and that would be for a pr