Kings

[meandem]

Hey Robyn, nice looking Kings. You must be thrilled with them. I'm sure they will settle down a little - in time.

[angelicvampyre]

Robyn you should come and meet Elmo your guys look HUGE compared to him!

[Laraine]

I was a bit disappointed at Castle Hill today as there wasn't 1 King Parrot. Would have been forced to buy it if there was.

[angelicvampyre]

I was at a bird show and there was only one and the lady was asking $900 for it? Was very temped to buy, have a HUGE soft spot for them

[avinet]

Jul 17, 2009 19:55:42 GMT 10 angelicvampyre said:

I was at a bird show and there was only one and the lady was asking $900 for it? Was very temped to buy, have a HUGE soft spot for them

Am I reading that right - $900 for a King ?

Surely not! If they are getting $900 a bird I will start breeding them again!

cheers,

Mike

[madaussie]

lol same i let a couple go a few months ago for $75 each

[angelicvampyre]

Yes that was not a typo she was handraised and a hen not sure why the lady thought she would get $900 for it. I have seen them for around $450 HR but I thought $900 was a bit high. Was waiting till the end and hoping to talk her down closer to $400 but someone bought her not sure how much but he was a really nice friendly bird

[avinet]

the last time we had hand raised king's was early 2008 and we bought them in for $150 and sold them for $275 each. Nice birds but at that price not easy to sell, principally because of the need to get a license to keep them in Qld.

cheers,

Mike

[angelicvampyre]

Same down here mike. The pet shop near me said that they would perfer males over females and want them closer to two years because then people are more likely to buy them as they are fully or nearly fully coloured up

[Laraine]

Do you need a licence in NSW. Cant be bothered looking for my list, as well feeding my grand daughter her dinner.

[madaussie]

You sure do .
j

[angelicvampyre]

I think they are one of the few birds that you need one no matter what state you are in.

[Laraine]

I'll have to make sure I take it with me next markets, and check my list. I'm keen to get a pair of Superbs as well.

[meandem]

$900 for a king parrot............... ...................can't say that I have ever seen one go for that price. It brings a thought to my mind..............when all those king parrots are landing all over me, I am worth a lot of money. It's like wearing jewellery.....at $900 a piece, geez I am almost royalty.........lol.

[Robyn]

Oh boy that's a bit rich. You could get 3 pair for the price of 1 plus change. Maybe they got it mixed up with a Eckie.

Robyn.