Today I attended my 1st Club Christmas luncheon, also 1st Budgie auction. The lunch was compliments of Members bringing a plate, which gave our resident caterer a break from preparing the lovely lunches she normally caters for.

After lunch the auction took place. I was completly blown away, at actually being in the presense of people who paid big money for the particular birds they wanted to add to there breeding. Me I was happy with what I got, knowing full well the birds I purchased did not fit into real breeders needs. Must add though that had my Husband been with me there was 1 bird that he would have wanted, so what he didn't see wont hurt him.

One of our members suggested I bring some of my birds to receive some advice as to what I had. It gave me much satisfaction finally learning the ins and outs of Spangles Pieds Recissive Pieds and the like. Of course it will take time before I will have this expertise, I intend to do as much reading as I can to eventually learn the types I have.

There will be much culling in my avaries, as the smaller birds get sold off to make room for the next phase of my hobby.

It is really great to meet others who share your dreams of breeding healthy birds and the happy cheerful people that are within the Club make it a real pleasure to attend meetings. Today mind you was my 2nd attendance, and my club is the South West Budgie Club in Mandurah W.A.

Cheers everybody

Edited December 1, 200816 yr by Elly

The showing side is really catching! i went to my first auction a few months ago and couldn't believe how expensive some birds got

 

so pleased you had a good day

It was a good day wasnt it ? And a lot of good birds went at affordable prices. The highest priced bird went at just a shade over $400 but some birds went for $20 to $30 too, meaning there were birds for everyone's budget.

I ended up going over my budget to get some greywings I wanted amongst others but my husband was very good about me blowing the BUDGIE BUDGET too

Glad you had a great experience! I'm still yet to go to a club meeting... should get stuck into it in the new year...

I bought two of xnannax's pied birds for a friend of mine. She is very happy with them too

Edited December 1, 200816 yr by **Liv**

That's not bad price Kaz as for the auction that was here in Laverton on the 22nd November I think the highest paid was $2,000 I think it was a Clint Ault bird from Bob Smith line Might be wrong about who's bird but that was roughly the price and most of the other birds went for $600. up.

Way out of my league

Yes, it was a lovely day! I also bought up on greywings, so now we are on rations till next pay day

 

This was not a typical auction in that most of the birds came from the stud of a fellow member who sadly passed away recently. He specialised in the rarer varieties like Clearwings, Black Eyed Selfs and of course Greywings. All his birds had to be sold yesterday, hence the bargains!

The showing side is really catching! i went to my first auction a few months ago and couldn't believe how expensive some birds got

 

so pleased you had a good day

 

 

Did you see the reply from splat, up to $2,000, that sure was some serious auction.

The showing side is really catching! i went to my first auction a few months ago and couldn't believe how expensive some birds got

 

so pleased you had a good day

 

 

Did you see the reply from splat, up to $2,000, that sure was some serious auction.

 

That's amazing!! I can imagine paying that much! I would be too worried it would drop dead before it breeds

some people have enough money that they don't need to worry about those things.. liv... I wish I was one of those people.

It was a good day wasnt it ? And a lot of good birds went at affordable prices. The highest priced bird went at just a shade over $400 but some birds went for $20 to $30 too, meaning there were birds for everyone's budget. I ended up going over my budget to get some greywings I wanted amongst others but my husband was very good about me blowing the BUDGIE BUDGET too

Kaz try $5. I could not believe that I picked up one for that price, I really thought some one would have taken up from there. I managed to push up slightly a couple of birds that I didn't want, but when they went down to the $20 mark, I thought why not experiment on how far to push and when to pull out, one went on to $80, I felt good about what I had done.

Glad you had a great experience! I'm still yet to go to a club meeting... should get stuck into it in the new year...

I hope when you find a club that you will have a good experience, like I have had. Mind you I also have sort of sussed out some of the real serious members, but they too are willing to give a newby the time of day, and that is invaluable information to take on board, even though I may never show a bird, just want to enjoy breeding healthy birds.

Yes, it was a lovely day! I also bought up on greywings, so now we are on rations till next pay day This was not a typical auction in that most of the birds came from the stud of a fellow member who sadly passed away recently. He specialised in the rarer varieties like Clearwings, Black Eyed Selfs and of course Greywings. All his birds had to be sold yesterday, hence the bargains!

I think renee that that was part of the reason for it being such a friendly day. yes I sat back on my little perch, and watched the serious bidders not wanting to give and inch, but it was a learning curb for me, and I really enjoyed watching what was happening around me.

I bought two of xnannax's pied birds for a friend of mine. She is very happy with them too

Glad your friend was happy with my Babies. I as yet have had no complaints re birds I have sold privately, and the one pet shop I frequent, has told me that he will never refuse to take any birds I have to sell, as the customer feed back has been all positive. This encourages me to keep to the path I have mapped out in my head.

The showing side is really catching! i went to my first auction a few months ago and couldn't believe how expensive some birds got

 

so pleased you had a good day

 

 

Did you see the reply from splat, up to $2,000, that sure was some serious auction.

We have had some local auctions too where birds sell at that price....you will expereince it with time