I bought a nice big grey normal 2010 rung cockbird today. His name is Adam. He is in quarantine at the moment and is desperately trying to bust out to get to the others in the flight!

 

Very nice.

 

From whom did you buy him?

 

To help people realise the difference between pet shop prices, prices of stock birds and top prices, do you mind sharing roughly how much you paid for him?

I bought him from a member of the club I just joined (ABS). I can pm you the details if you like. I got him for $25. I have seen birds in pet shops varying from $30-$35 all the way up to $75 (yes I nearly choked) for just a very average pet shop type variety, nothing special and certainly not the hand raised they claim to be. We bought a fantastically tame hand raised lutino from another breeder on the Gold Coast for $50, and as a pet she was worth every cent. She was the friendliest most adorable thing from the first minute.

Nice bird and a good price.

Well done. good pick up.

Thanks Twisted. He looks a bit scrunched up in that picture. He actually has a lovely line to his body but wasn't cooperating for the camera.... LOL. I'm going to pair him with a lovely mauve dominant pied hen I have.

 

I wanted to buy some hens, but I wasn't quick enough to get there.... typical!

 

I forgot to add before that I know top show birds can go for up to $300. I know a breeder who has national champions in her aviary, and some of her top birds will go for that and be snapped up when they come up for sale (like today!!!). A bit out of my league I'm afraid....

Edited June 19, 201113 yr by moglet

Very nice cock bird.

You'd have to be real happy with him. He's quite a handsome dude

I am!! Now I have two lovely quality boys.... I am in the process of chasing down some show quality hens. Not an easy task I gather

 

He seems like a lovely lively guy, he's chatting away from his quarantine cage to everyone in the flight and trying out his new toys. He's obsessed with a bell apparently!

aw beauty, wish I can find one like this as well, absolutely love the look of big head show types.

I found him through the budgie club i just joined.I would really recommend joining one. I learned heaps in just our first meeting, and then found out about the show thing last Sunday where they had beautiful birds for sale and I picked up Adam.