Buying Tri-coloured Nuns around Brisbane

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Ajw132
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Location: Gold coast

Hi how much are tri coloured nuns selling for ?
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Tiaris
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Location: Coffs Harbour

My guess - about $30 -$40 per bird plus DNA sexing if done.
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E Orix
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Location: Howlong on NSW/Vic Border 30km from Albury
Location: Howlong NSW

What I normally sell Tri Coloured Nuns for when I have them.
Uncoloured birds $30 each
Coloured birds $40 each
If you want them DNA'd add $10 per bird.
From my experience if you have the space and money just buy 6 uncoloured birds and
release them all in the one aviary and watch which birds pair up.If you do not want to keep them all
pick out what you want they all would have colored up so what you sell you will get the high price.
After saying that I am of the opinion that the Nun family do far better as a colony as one breeding pair
will set other pairs into breeding mode.
Last season I sold all my Tri Nuns but kept 7 very young birds that I didn't think should be moved.
Even though they didn't colour until well into the breeding season they still fledged 9.
By buying uncoloured or colouring birds you at least know how old your birds are.
Also when buying them have a very close look at their feet, if they have long nails and scale on their legs
they are either old birds or have been kept in a a cage for too long.
In an aviary with longish grass the Nuns should have clean legs and normal pointed toe nails as the get cleaned
and polished as they move up and down the stems
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Ajw132
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Thanks for the good advice
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