Not just one time. Many, many of the Mount Hope birds are sold to taxidermists every year.
How do you sell your extra peacocks?
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We also have a live stock auction house that is open every Monday. They sell mostly chicken, roosters and ducks. Seems ducks fetch around $30-40. They get peas now and then and the males sell for about $100 and the females can go as high as $375 but most of the time they are IB. At my auction house if I let the owner know that I will be bringing in peas on a certain day she will contact the pea buyers and the bidding war is on. Our auction house takes a 1/3 of what the bird sells for. Check your area for any livestock auctions or poultry auctions.
Last year I hatched 4 males and 23 hens so I have a lot of females
We don't get that kind of money at our auction but our fees are only 15%. You never know when you might hit the jackpot or go bust but you always go home without the birds you came with.
I find that the real advantage is being able to identify who has the type of livestock you are interested in and making contacts with them. I bought a purple peachick from a lady for $15. she sold it because it was to 'needy'. It is the most friendly pea I have and it has bonded to me and DW. But, now I know a local breeder of purple and other colors I am interested in.
Most adult peas at that auction are IB and sell for around $50 for cocks and $100 for hens. Last week there was that one crazy little lady that went bonkers buying every pea in sight. I helped two sellers by bidding up their birds, one that I got my purple from and the other brought two BS chicks. I helped run the chicks for a while but the bidding went crazy and the chicks went up to $70 so the guy later that evening sold me two for $15 each,
which was his normal selling price and what he was expecting to get at auction.
My check list for colored peas is about done, found three white chicks, two BS, and now on the trail for Spaulding.
Most adult peas at that auction are IB and sell for around $50 for cocks and $100 for hens. Last week there was that one crazy little lady that went bonkers buying every pea in sight. I helped two sellers by bidding up their birds, one that I got my purple from and the other brought two BS chicks. I helped run the chicks for a while but the bidding went crazy and the chicks went up to $70 so the guy later that evening sold me two for $15 each,
My check list for colored peas is about done, found three white chicks, two BS, and now on the trail for Spaulding.
Just remember to get as much background info as you can on any peas you buy. For example I bought 2 white birds that the seller thought was two males and was a pair but I needed to know what color the parents were and anything else in thier history. She posted a picture showing me the only male her Dad had in his pen and it wasn't white LOL If I remember correctly, the hen was white but they did not know her background. Here's a picture of her father's peacock below, you can see the white feathers in his wing. Our prices go up and down depends who is at the auction. Like I said if you give your auction a heads up and say next month on this day I am bringing peafowl to your auction she might be able to contact her pea buyers so they are aware of your birds.We don't get that kind of money at our auction but our fees are only 15%. You never know when you might hit the jackpot or go bust but you always go home without the birds you came with.I find that the real advantage is being able to identify who has the type of livestock you are interested in and making contacts with them. I bought a purple peachick from a lady for $15. she sold it because it was to 'needy'. It is the most friendly pea I have and it has bonded to me and DW. But, now I know a local breeder of purple and other colors I am interested in.
Most adult peas at that auction are IB and sell for around $50 for cocks and $100 for hens. Last week there was that one crazy little lady that went bonkers buying every pea in sight. I helped two sellers by bidding up their birds, one that I got my purple from and the other brought two BS chicks. I helped run the chicks for a while but the bidding went crazy and the chicks went up to $70 so the guy later that evening sold me two for $15 each,which was his normal selling price and what he was expecting to get at auction.
My check list for colored peas is about done, found three white chicks, two BS, and now on the trail for Spaulding.
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