bird prices

[kenny]

hi all
just thought you might like to see this i wonder how much the postage would be or maybe they can poke 2 holes in the sides of the box and point them in this direction

ken



Bishops Weavers
$60 pr.Paradise Whydahs
$175 pr.Straw-tailed Whydahs
$150 pr.Black Bulbuls
$300 pr.Red-billed Buffalo Weavers
$300 pr.Orange Weavers
$60 pr.Red-shouldered Widow Bird/Whydah
$100 pr.Triangle Spotted Pigeon
$50 ea.White-crested Laughing Thrushes
$250 ea.White-throated Laughing Thrushes
$200 ea.Golden Weavers

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Kenny,

Depending on the number available and the shipping costs (if it was possible to ship them), then I think the White Crested Laughing Thrushes would be a steal at that price mate, but the rest?:roll: Mind you Chris might think the Golden Weavers are worth that kind of money soon if he doesn't find any hens at Stafford?:grin:

By the way Ken, is this American or Australian Dollars??

Paul.:wink:

[chris]

Hi Paul,

it would be american dollars as the Australians don't have any African Golden Weavers in the country. hopefully i can sort that problem out when i emmigrate:-P

Chris:wink:

[kenny]

hi paul/chris
that would be the yankee dollar my freinds

ken

[Rogerb]

criss dont bog of to aus we need you hear:-( roger b

[chris]

Hi Roger,

you don't get rid of me that easily, i'm here for a good 7 years yet, then we will see what the future brings. i'm not going if i can't take my birds with me

Chris;-)

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Chris,

So there is some hope that we wont lose you to the Aussies then.:grin:

Paul.

[chris]

Hi Paul

yes, there is a small chance i may not be going anywhere:-P but then again i've got 7 years to look for a loophole in Aussie law that lets me take em with me, maybe i can class em as family :lol: very long distant relavites from 100,000,000 million years ago however they evolved differently ever since:lol:

Chris:wink:

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Chris,

It would be very sad if you were to leave the UK mate, but if there is anyone I know that could find a loophole in any Law then it would have to be you,:D you are so sharp Chris that every time I changed gear in the car on Sunday up to, and on the way back from Stafford I cut my left arm.:lol:

By the way, you wouldn't happen to be a Red Dwarf fan would you?:roll:
Your only chance of entering Australia with your Birds could only lay in the hands of an Australian Government official who also happens to be a huge fan of Cat, played by Danny John-Jules who was a descendant of David Listers Pet Cat in Red Dwarf.:lol:

[Rogerb]

Iam so glad to hear that criss thankx for stayin whith us mate ps the cpq is fine and shouting to the male in the other shed:-D and he is calling back this is all at 5 in the morning so Igot to put her in whith him soon Ineed some sleep:lol: the day will come when you will go on to biger and better things and more power to you criss go for it big time but for the next 7 years we will look foward to your posts :D thankx mate

[chris]

Hi Roger,

glad to hear the CPQ is doing well:D

Paul,

how do you work out i was a red dwarf fan from the previous post? :???: :lol:
sorry for cutting your arm while changing gear:lol:

Chris

[PAUL HEARN]

Hi Chris,

No worries about my left arm it's healed nicely now.:lol:

As for the Red Dwarf connection, as you said your Birds are very distant relatives that evolved very differently over the years, and as I mentioned the Cat people in Red Dwarf evolved from Listers Cat over many years which resulted in Danny-John Jules character Cat.
Please ignore me as everyone else does mate,:D it was a very sad connection that only my little brain could come up with.:shock:

Paul.;)

[kenny]

hi chris
well i`ll be smegged its great to here that you wont be leaving us mate.we cant lose such a valuable member of this site

ken

[chris]

Hi Ken,

i don't want to put a downer on things but it is only a 'i might not be leaving' and that's all down to whether i can take my birds with me or not. either way, it's 7 years away yet so i'll be around for a long time, and if i do emmigrate then i'll still post on this site as normal, only difference is daytime over there will be nightime over here. not that that's a bad thing as it means i'll get to be on at the same time as paul at 2 o clock in the morning:lol: :lol: :lol:

Chris;)

[laurab]

Hi Chris

glad to see you think I'll still be here in 7 years time :-P ;-)

[kenny]

hi laura
course you will ,we will all grow old and grey together and probably using wireless pcs with video

ken;)

[Rogerb]

yeh its ok for you criss Im allready old and gray :-( but I can still get up and go ? wen laura tells me to that is :grin: I just need a nudge no and then :wink: if you know what I mean :grin:

[kenny]

hi roger
i have no idea what you are talking about:shock:
ken:lol:

[Strawblady2000]

hi all
just thought you might like to see this i wonder how much the postage would be or maybe they can poke 2 holes in the sides of the box and point them in this direction

ken



Bishops Weavers
$60 pr.Paradise Whydahs
$175 pr.Straw-tailed Whydahs
$150 pr.Black Bulbuls
$300 pr.Red-billed Buffalo Weavers
$300 pr.Orange Weavers
$60 pr.Red-shouldered Widow Bird/Whydah
$100 pr.Triangle Spotted Pigeon
$50 ea.White-crested Laughing Thrushes
$250 ea.White-throated Laughing Thrushes
$200 ea.Golden Weavers


Whoah whoah whoah!!!

I just saw orange weavers for $300 a pair up there!!!!!

Where I am, a place sells....$8.50 each if they are uncolored juvies....and $17.50 each if they are colored up!!! Where did you say this was???

Yes, yankee dollars.

[bigal47]

hi nikki
Well how is the price of canarys down your end of the world. I am trying to get together a collection of old variety canaries to start breeding here in Canada and do you think I can .. Answer NO. non avalible tried contacting the OVCA there email is more like snail mail as they have not answered as yet have tried and have resent my last message hope they might get with it this time. They are in Texas as well as you Houston I think??.
May consider tryinga different breed then all that I need will be avalible. Nice new breeding rooms and no singing in it yet.
Allan

[Strawblady2000]

hi nikki
Well how is the price of canarys down your end of the world. I am trying to get together a collection of old variety canaries to start breeding here in Canada and do you think I can .. Answer NO. non avalible tried contacting the OVCA there email is more like snail mail as they have not answered as yet have tried and have resent my last message hope they might get with it this time. They are in Texas as well as you Houston I think??.
May consider tryinga different breed then all that I need will be avalible. Nice new breeding rooms and no singing in it yet.
Allan

Hi Allan,

I dont have canaries, so I am not sure about the various breeds. I do know that I can get a decent discount, as a breeder, from one place. Normally, goulds, for example, are about 75-100 in Austin for a normal. I pay 60 without any additional tax. I believe their canaries start at 60 and top out at 80 retail, so Im not sure of what discount they would give. As I said, I dont know alot about canaries, so I'm not sure what kind they are.

This place also ships birds...but I'm not sure what their policy is. I couldnt find anything on OCVA. If youll post their contact info, I can try to help.

[kenny]

hi all
i have noticed again this rise in prices that is appearing gradually in the c&a and other place where you look for birds that you want to outcross for fresh breeding stock.i have also noticed that this is not the first time this has happened when i first started breeding javas in the early 80s a fawn java proven pair was selling then for £50 a pair (one of the reasons why my shed was emptied) but the price in the 2000s started to plummet and i myself have taken advantage of this by one buying a fantastic breeding pair of red eyed white javas for £12 but again the price has started to rise i know there is an import ban but these birds are readily avaliable as bred in this country it is only the large bird retailers that are taking advantage of the novice not knowing that very thing they just see them as a foreign bird which looks nice.i think we should have something that i was talking to paul about earlier to stop this exploitation for people who have got to the end of breeding with their existing stock.there should be a website or column in c&a for people to exchange one bird for another like one red bishop cock for another to put a new bloodline into their stock they could also as the pigeon men do lend out a cock bird for stud services and having a pick of the clutch as payment so you get your original bird back plus another bird which you would obviously have to pair to an unrelated bird or accept another type of bird altogether in payment if someone has in daves case spare hens that you cant find a cock for i think this idea would be ideal.but how to organise it is beyond me

ken:roll: