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I quess I will have to lookup the definition of "farmer or rancher". I thought part of being a farmer meant raising livestock to make a profit.
BTW- I worked 66 hours in the last 8 days at my job: Bartending.......................... then who know how many hours doing chores...
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Wish I was rich like others that can give birds away free or sell for $10, but unfornately I work for every penny I have and it takes alot of pennies to cover a $2000+ feed bill each month.
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When I was in school, I was at an exotic animal auction in Missouri; sebastopols were selling for a couple thousand; but I doubt the auction house would have or look up records from that long ago.
I totally agree with Cottage Rose.
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I don't agree with Olive Hill that they are just trendy pets. That might have been the case- 20 some years ago when they were bringing $1500 to $2000 pair at auction. But that was a breeders market because they were not readily available in the USA...