canceled sale

The Cluck and Quack Poultry Club Sept sale has been canceled due to lack of volunteers. I volunteered!     Sorry people.
Geri

Just what we need another sale not happening Hope others dont follow

Im sorry to hear that geri. I know swift current is having their fall sale again in conjunction with the ranchmans ridin and recitin event.
Still a ways away for you I know but?

Sure would like a fall sale (not auction) here in AB.

Yes fall is a good time to sell those started birds once you have sorted.
Guess youll have to start one up there Sue!
The fall sale we have is in a small barn which works fine for this time of year. It is so nice to have the heated indoor one in the spring though when everyone has young stock that need heat.

Hmmm, where to hold a sale?......

Schipperkesue wrote:Hmmm, where to hold a sale?......

as long as the weather is good, I have lots of yard and grass, and land and parking I do have some covered space but not lots.....

Enabler alert!  

Are fall sales really that good?

It seems to me everyone is getting rid of extra stock and no one is buying. That's what it is like around here anyway, winter is so cold and feed so expensive that no one wants to overwinter anything but the absolute minimum.

And all those extra roosters...

True... POPWA auction always seems to do well tho...

I don't think you'll be able to sell all your extra roosters at fall sales but I find pullets always sell well and trios if someone wants to set up with a new breed.
Sept seems like a good month to sell still.
I sell more roosters in the spring it seems as people dont winter enough and sometimes lose some.
I can only overwinter so many os but always keep some extras to sel in the spring.

Hi I always do well at the sale in Sept. Its the last big chance to get together and see what people have. Andddddd if people don't sell their roosters I always come home with some free to put in the freezer for the dogs. . So I guess I have a white silkie rooster , 3 barred rock hens , old English owl pigeons and tippler pigeons for sale if anybody is interested.
Geri:D       

Lloydminster rare and exotic sale is Sept 28 ...

Thats the same weekend as the Lloyd dog show Geri and it is held at the same complex alot of the dog people go to the sale

I am going to try to be there.

I will be there for the dog show so I may see a few of you!

I could be bribed into bringing pie.

Key Lime?

What would you take as a bribe?

I could do key lime. Lots of meringue, right?

I am easy to bribe.

heda gobbler wrote:Are fall sales really that good?  

It seems to me everyone is getting rid of extra stock and no one is buying.  That's what it is like around here anyway, winter is so cold and feed so expensive that no one wants to overwinter anything but the absolute minimum.  

And all those extra roosters...

Yep. That's what it looks like in the central Okanagan too. Everyone is chicken-crazy in the spring, but by this time, everyone is over-run with birds and tired of dealing with the "extras" they can't get rid of. Spring is a much better time for sales, IMO  

I just finished my last order for this year and am already getting orders for the spring. I am curious to see how long the interest in poultry is going to last. It seemed to drop off for a few years but is picking up with a vengeance it seems. With feed costs being so high I do think it is harder to sell in the fall.

Beep wrote:

heda gobbler wrote:Are fall sales really that good?  

It seems to me everyone is getting rid of extra stock and no one is buying.  That's what it is like around here anyway, winter is so cold and feed so expensive that no one wants to overwinter anything but the absolute minimum.  

And all those extra roosters...

Yep. That's what it looks like in the central Okanagan too. Everyone is chicken-crazy in the spring, but by this time, everyone is over-run with birds and tired of dealing with the "extras" they can't get rid of.  Spring is a much better time for sales, IMO  

I have always sold what I have taken to the sale. I have gotten good prices for my birds because they are in good shape and well cared for. I sold a dark brahma hen for a very good price. She was a beautiful bird but I had no place for her.               

Can't do smilies from home even when the puter is working.
Geri