We had a written auction at SWBC yesterday and we bought some birds. Renee did, I did and maybe a few others.

Here are mine..........

Fran McLaughlan cock ( Henry George bloodlines ) and he's moulting

 

Jan MacMahon Cinnamon dom pied cock

 

 

 

Jan MacMahon dom pied hen

 

Jan MacMahon grey green normal hen

 

Gina & Grant House hen

middle one

 

Your turn Renee

 

 

and some more of the guys in my aviary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 1, 200915 yr by KAZ

Wow - great birds.

Lovely birds! How many birds do you have exactly?

WOW Really nice birds Kaz but what's a written Auction?

Lovely birds! How many birds do you have exactly?

I will let you know once I complete my inventory after my cull is done.

WOW Really nice birds Kaz but what's a written Auction?

Breeders all put up a bird or two or three on the show bench with a starting price on a piece of paper. Those interested add their bid on the paper and it keeps going till time up. When its time up the person whose bid is the highest on the paper gets the bird.

For instance....this fellow

the breeder put $50 starting bid on. I put $55 and noone else bid on him so I got him for $55

Edited December 1, 200915 yr by KAZ

Oh okay, at our last meeting we had a selling Auction where is they brought their birds along with a set price but you had to draw a number and the highest number went first and he picked the best bird there which everyone wanted including me. i got number 4 so I had to wait my turn

Oh okay, at our last meeting we had a selling Auction where is they brought their birds along with a set price but you had to draw a number and the highest number went first and he picked the best bird there which everyone wanted including me. i got number 4 so I had to wait my turn

Done that before....I hate that kind of auction

Lovely birds! How many birds do you have exactly?

I will let you know once I complete my inventory after my cull is done.

WOW Really nice birds Kaz but what's a written Auction?

Breeders all put up a bird or two or three on the show bench with a starting price on a piece of paper. Those interested add their bid on the paper and it keeps going till time up. When its time up the person whose bid is the highest on the paper gets the bird.

For instance....this fellow

the breeder put $50 starting bid on. I put $55 and noone else bid on him so I got him for $55

 

BARGAIN!!! Very nice.

I am going to mention this written Auction at our next meeting. It sounds fun, how much time do you allow before it's all finalized?

I am going to mention this written Auction at our next meeting. It sounds fun, how much time do you allow before it's all finalized?

It is done over a couple of hours I think...we did it prior to and during lunch and after.... then random numbers are called ( relating to the lot numbers of say four or so lots at a time )...when these numbers are called there is like a couple of minutes for these lots to close off. It give people a chance to add a last minute bid. Then when its called TIME, no more bids are accepted and the last bidder on the list gets the bird.

Great birds. I can't wait to go to an auction they sound like fun, especially if I can get a bird like that Pied Cock for $55

So kaz is the list on the cage or is someone sitting down taking or writing the bids down

So kaz is the list on the cage or is someone sitting down taking or writing the bids down

on the cage so you walk around and when you see what you like you just write your bidder number and the amount on it and move on.

Some growing babies in the Junior flights in the aviary

 

 

 

 

8 weeks old

 

8 weeks old

 

 

 

Kaz You paid $5 more then you needed,you just need to match the $50 with your $50

the next bidder has to go $55.

I agree with you about the lucky dip

auction,by numbers.

Finally got a decent photo of the Jan Mac Mahon dom Pied Hen

 

That dom pied hen is better than any dom pieds I have, so i figure you are not needing any of my pieds. They can gcontinue to gow up in the peace and sernity of my aviary, knowing they are safe and well.

 

STEALS!

Kaz You paid $5 more then you needed,you just need to match the $50 with your $50the next bidder has to go $55. I agree with you about the lucky dipauction,by numbers.

Not according to our rules Macka

STEALS!

:question:

Finally got a decent photo of the Jan Mac Mahon dom Pied Hen

 

 

Agree with Dave, she is very nice. But what no one has said yet, it's a top photo of her.

was this taken by you with the new camera? If so, it does sem to be working well for you.

was this taken by you with the new camera? If so, it does sem to be working well for you.

Yes Dave, but I am still having some hits and misses as I learn to drive the new camera.