Hi,

 

I'm going to be traveling up Oakville from Nowra (from the South Coast of NSW to Penrith area around abouts)

on Tuesday and was hoping for some tips on good places along the way that I'd be able to purchase some budgies.

I know I could just keep an eye out for pet stores along the way and see what they have but I was hoping that some members on this site

might know a few places in particular that they perhaps go to that have good healthy stock on a regular basis

or perhaps a breeder along the way that I might be able to stop into?

 

Thanks

Have you contacted any local budgerigar clubs to see what the breeders have ? It is the time of year that most of them are about to cull their stock birds.

I don't know of any breeders in my area but I'll do a search for a club and see what turns up.

I only just got back into budgies and I lost contact with all the breeders I used to know years ago.

 

Just did a search turned up a club listing in my area with a ph number, guess I'll give them a call.

 

Thanks

Edited April 9, 200916 yr by Linda_S

After much hunting on the net I have found out that there is going to be an annual show in my area on the 19th of April

(Budgerigar Society of NSW, Shoalhaven Branch)

Hopefully I'll be able to purchase some nice birds there.

Anyone here going?

Have you contacted anyone to see if there will be "for sale" birds there ? Not all shows involve bird sales.

In the brochure I found it said that there will be a for sale table/section.

 

Even if I don't like any of the for sale birds at the show I figured I would be able to meet some breeders from the area and hopefully they might have some birds that they might want to sell or know other breeders that do have birds for sale.

 

How much do birds at a show usually go for? I know its possible for prices to be very high for really good birds but I just wanted to get an idea of the price range I should expect.

 

Thanks

A great place to meet people and make contacts. Base price for some budgie culls are genenrally from $20-30 up to a few hundred...depending

$20-$30 sounds okay, I pay about $20 for the budgies they sell at local pet shops. I'd probably go as far as $50 but anymore would probably be pushing it for me at this stage.

 

Good to know

 

Thanks