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eatbayray
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Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 220
Location: QLD, Australia |
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im wondering how much you paid for your bird just to know the prices of some birds, i paid 40$ AUD for peachey i got her when she was 6 weeks old (she had just stopped being handfed) |
Friday July 15, 2005 12:33 pm |
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shirin
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Joined: 27 Apr 2005
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 OMG eatbayray that's so cheap!!! My lovebirds cost $149 CAD each! (canadian dollar is the same in australian dollars by the way)
My African Grey was about $1700
My Cockatoo was $1800 |
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Friday July 15, 2005 1:45 pm |
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shells picasso
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Joined: 29 May 2005
Posts: 900
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My too was $1500, being a X and hand reared he was expensive, the toos are usually only a couple of hundred for a tame baby depending on the type. |
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Friday July 15, 2005 1:54 pm |
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Cheeta
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Joined: 06 Apr 2005
Posts: 7956
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Well my budgies are all free from my mother in law.. 
Apollo I think was around $350, but he was given to me, so technically he's free as well.
Hey Shirin, I can't believe you paid that much for your lovies. It's roughly about $50 here for a hand reared one, give or take $20 pending on where you get it from.
I would love to get a red tail black cockatoo one day, and they cost around the $2000AUD mark. So it isn't too bad. At least not as much as a Macaw cost around here anyway!!! LOL. |
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Friday July 15, 2005 3:53 pm |
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shirin
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Location: Canada, Toronto |
How much does a Macaw cost there? Here they're about $2700-$3000. The most expensive bird here (that I've seen so far) is a Hawk head, they're about $5000. |
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Friday July 15, 2005 3:59 pm |
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Cheeta
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Hmmm well I've seen a macaw from no less then $6000AUD. it usually is around $8000AUD mark. Not cheap at all..... |
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Friday July 15, 2005 4:04 pm |
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shirin
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Location: Canada, Toronto |
 OMG that's so expensive! I imagine they're pretty rare as pets then right? |
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Friday July 15, 2005 4:09 pm |
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Cheeta
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Location: Australia |
yeah, I don't know of anyone who owns one.
Although I saw one being boarded at the local bird shop not too long ago. It's a sad case though coz it's a plucker, and it had a collar on. I so wanted to take it home to look after it!!! Such beautiful creatures they are. |
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Friday July 15, 2005 4:11 pm |
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shirin
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I know what you mean  There's a Macaw at my pet store too, she doesn't pluck, but she's over a year old and no one's bought her, and as a result of being in the cage for so long she's developed screaming problems and she's also really aggressive and bites. No one can handle her, therefore no one will buy her. It makes me so angry! She can't just live in that cage her whole life! I told them that they should just give her to a rescue organization, that way at least people will spend time with her and socialize her and adopt her out to a nice home, but noooooo as long as there's a chance of making a profit why would they have the bird's interest at heart?  |
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Friday July 15, 2005 4:19 pm |
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Cheeta
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 That is just so sad. It's really unfortunate that so many people only see profit first, and the welfare second. It really does make my blood boils when I hear of things like that.  |
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Friday July 15, 2005 4:22 pm |
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Tia
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Joined: 13 May 2005
Posts: 319
Location: Illinois |
Hmm hopefully I can remember
My one grey was $400 us dollars.....he was a neglected bird in the carpet store that the owner had. My bird store couldn't sell him when I came in and fell in love. Now he is the sweetest!
My other grey was $ 450 his owner also threw in his cages, not small ones either and stands. He was desparate to get rid of him as his mother in law hated the bird.
My one tiel was free he came with the budgie.
My lovie was $15 dollars
My other tiel was $30 dollars
My quaker was $175 dollars. |
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Friday July 15, 2005 7:16 pm |
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eatbayray
Fledgeling
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 220
Location: QLD, Australia |
quote:
Originally posted by shirin
OMG eatbayray that's so cheap!!! My lovebirds cost $149 CAD each! (canadian dollar is the same in australian dollars by the way)
My African Grey was about $1700
My Cockatoo was $1800
some lBs can be 20$ |
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Friday July 15, 2005 11:38 pm |
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eatbayray
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Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Posts: 220
Location: QLD, Australia |
quote:
Originally posted by Tia
Hmm hopefully I can remember
My one grey was $400 us dollars.....he was a neglected bird in the carpet store that the owner had. My bird store couldn't sell him when I came in and fell in love. Now he is the sweetest!
My other grey was $ 450 his owner also threw in his cages, not small ones either and stands. He was desparate to get rid of him as his mother in law hated the bird.
My one tiel was free he came with the budgie.
My lovie was $15 dollars
My other tiel was $30 dollars
My quaker was $175 dollars.
whoah thats so cheap um going to live wherever you live lol |
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Friday July 15, 2005 11:39 pm |
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birdgirl
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Joined: 25 Apr 2005
Posts: 106
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My cockatiels were all free. The first ones were given to me by an older couple.
My macaw was well umm free too. My father gave him to me. But he said he payed around $1500. |
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Saturday July 16, 2005 10:13 am |
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Fluffy Sue
Joined: 13 Jan 2005
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Hi..
I don't know the exact prices anymore..
Iago: Fl. 325 (divide through 2,1 to find out the Euros)
Zazu: Too much he he he!
Flit : I think 70 Euros, but not sure!
By the way I live in the Netherlands |
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