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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: lachlanandmarcus on March 14, 2013, 11:53:40 am

Title: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: lachlanandmarcus on March 14, 2013, 11:53:40 am

http://www.anmgroup.co.uk/marts/sales-information.php#160313 (http://www.anmgroup.co.uk/marts/sales-information.php#160313)
scroll down to Sat 16th for the catalogue - over 400 lots  :chook: :&>

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: Victorian Farmer on March 14, 2013, 10:36:30 pm

its very light this time 200 short at least it will be the last time i use thainstone 5 pound a pen no silkies silver lace wyndotts etc big fuel bill .ITS 120 miles each way i no a lot that's not selling .

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: bigchicken on March 16, 2013, 07:15:50 pm

Well how did this sale go thought about going but was only interested in 1 lot so not worth the miles, looked poor on paper.

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: Victorian Farmer on March 16, 2013, 08:05:14 pm

got shafted 2 roads 20 pound 2 bared rocks 20     week before 70 each barnvelders 5 pound a trio  pen is 5 pound

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: artscott on March 17, 2013, 10:31:44 am

Buyers market for sure, luckily we were buying.  trio or Marrans £18, four POL bluebells £45 and a trio of New Hampshire red bantams for my daughter for £15.
People did get a little overexcited about the fancy and laying ducks though, a few high prices there, but muscovys going for next to nothing.

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: bigchicken on March 17, 2013, 07:46:09 pm

Has the bubble burst or is this just a blip,  Carlisle and Thainstone both with low prices Dingwall was ok what was Lanark like last thursday.

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: mojocafa on March 17, 2013, 07:58:10 pm

I was at Forfar poultry sale last Thursday and  definately buyers market. Prices were poor and not very busy with buyers, quietest sale I've Been to

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: Mrs Snoodles on March 20, 2013, 09:51:13 pm

Just wondering if the weather is putting people off buying. It doesn't really feel like Spring at them moment - not the part of weather where you want to get out and get stuff organised and started really. 

Title: Re: Poultry and waterfowl sale +hatching eggs sale at Thainstone Inverurie, this Sat
Post by: artscott on March 21, 2013, 08:48:00 am

I think the weather has a lot to do with it.  Plus the poor chickens I did buy are wondering where I have taken them, the first three days it was chucking down with rain, now they are in a foot of snow.  I think they may want to go home