Feathers and I went to a show budgie auction today held in Mandurah. There was around about 120 or more birds offered for sale, highest bidder wins the bird. The dearest bird went for $2,250 and another for $1500. A lot for around the $300 to $600 mark and many for the lower budget range at around $30 to $40 also.

I came home with 5 birds and Feathers also came home with some "new blood"

Edited September 16, 200717 yr by KAZ

What? No pics yet? How slack! :

What? No pics yet? How slack!

 

I'm afraid I was slack too. I also came home with 5 birds, but no photos tonight... feet up was the order of the day.

 

Kaz did much better than I... but I got what I needed for my breeding program.

 

 

Feathers.

It was bedtime for the birds by the time we got them home. Better light conditions and a new day tomorrow and we will have photos. One of my new hens had "beetroot face" from her meal of beetroot and carrot earlier in the day. Maybe thats why I got her at such a good price?

One of my new hens had "beetroot face" from her meal of beetroot and carrot earlier in the day. Maybe thats why I got her at such a good price?

 

Oh, stop bragging already!! She was a great hen that I would have gladly taken home! From a good breeder too, very nice pick up Kaz.

 

 

Feathers.

A RED FACED BUDGIE that should have made her more expensive, not cheaper...(Laughing out loud)...can't wait to see the pics...I can't complain but, I bought a couple of new birds some weeks ago, one had scaley mite, a Lutino hen & a quite old but nice Grey Green cock that's quite old but is so active, but still you haven't seen any pics.

Pictures, Pictures, Pictures

Lets get that camera working you girls.....it's keeping me in suspense

Well, here's my five auction purchases.

 

MADAM a skyblue normal ARMSTRONG hen ( excuse the feathers...she has just come off the nest )

 

CEC an olive normal GEARING cock

 

ROOSTER a grey green spangle/split danish pied ARMSTRONG cock

 

CHUNKY a danish pied NORM WHEATLEY hen

 

FANG a danish pied ARMSTRONG hen

mmm I like Rooster!! He looks like a dude

mmm I like Rooster!! He looks like a dude

Rooster is strutting his stuff around MADAM in the quarantine cage. He fancies himself a bit. He is designated for CHUNKY later on though.

Fantastic birds Kaz..they are beauties

nice birds

Hi,

 

no complaints about the photo quality please. : I took these very quickly earlier and didn't check them before throwing the birds all back into quarantine. I was very good and bought most birds based purely on my breeding program needs.

 

 

I ended up with two Lutino cocks as I had pre-marked them during viewing and that way if I missed one I would have a go at the other. As it went along I won the first bird, but I couldn't remember which of the two was better, so when the second one came up, I got that too. Same breeder but different year, so it will be interesting to check their family pedigree's when I get them from the breeder.

 

 

 

 

Then there are 2 good sized green spangles, one an opaline and both split for blue.

 

 

 

 

The last one is a Dark Green of good sort, that I hadn't marked during viewing, that was revealed to be a split for Black Eyed Self, so I bid for him as I could use him in my BES breeding program. Very Happy. I daren't jokingly mention to anyone that his year was incorrect on the papperwork as the last time I did that it practically turned into a state emergency!

 

 

 

Feathers.

Kaz gorgeous they look wonderful. I am sure the first one will feather up wonderfully in your care.

Aly..love the greens the last green variation is beautiful.

 

Glad you ladies had fun

Nice birds girls…happy little shoppers…I'm glad you got a split BES Aly, I hope to get some BES's this Sunday, from a breeder, he told me they are a little small but good colour, so I'm hoping I will be in the BES business soon too.

 

It amuses me Kaz the way you keep pumping out those names, do all 180 + birds have names…they must have little stickers on their foreheads…(Laughing out loud)…my birds are sad, not one of them has a name.

 

Edited September 17, 200717 yr by Norm

It amuses me Kaz the way you keep pumping out those names, do all 180 + birds have names…they must have little stickers on their foreheads…LOL…my birds are sad, not one of them has a name.

 

No, NORM, not all my birds have names. I give names to ones I can quickly identify. Some birds I have where they all look the same nearly dont have names

Feathers, :hap: My lips are sealed.

you gals sure know how to shop for gorgeous budgies.

all of your budgies are stunning, congratulations to the both of you

Feathers, My lips are sealed.

 

 

Feathers.

Feathers, My lips are sealed.

 

Come on...what's the big secret...?

Rooster is strutting his stuff around MADAM in the quarantine cage.

Who wouldn't she is a great looking bird.

 

Both of you have great buys there. Aly I hope the BES line works for you very soon. What did you want the lutes for?

Feathers, :hap: My lips are sealed.

 

Come on...what's the big secret...?

 

No I can`t Norm,Big Brother might be watching& I will

get Feathers in trouble again.

you will have to Pm us then Macka!!

 

Beaut birds guys. GIve us a buzz if you want to get rid of the lutes!!

you will have to Pm us then Macka!!

 

Beaut birds guys. GIve us a buzz if you want to get rid of the lutes!!

Some brilliant lutes were at the auction as well as feathers ones Pie...they came from your local Norm Wheatley. His birds at auction fetched some good $$$'s