Consolidated Kansas

[Katy]

It starts at 4 pm and is west of the grain elevator which is across the street to the west of Carriage Crossing restaurant.

I'm honestly not sure what the commission is......I"m just glad to have a place to sell at. There's no charge to get in.

You can sell your cage along with the critters you're selling or not.....I don't sell mine and most people don't. If you're buying (which I never do since I'm very picky about bio-security) you'll need to bring your own cage for whatever you buy.

Everything is auctioned off unless it's a cage of free kittens or puppies that are there often times.

There are no lights, so bring a flashlight along because it often goes till after dark....especially in the later fall thru early spring. They used to not start until 6 which it always ended in the dark then.

 

[Hawkeye95]

oh right- they could be sick, and then make all mine sick. Hmmm... Maybe we'll just go for fun and leave it at that.

 

[Katy]

I know there are plenty of healthy birds there (mine included) but I've got too much time...and money invested in my breeder flocks to risk it.

 

[tazcat70]

I bought some from there a few years ago. I had just gotten into chickens and won 2 hens, then I won another auction. I had already put my first 2 in my cage by then and I grabbed out the next birds and something about them didn't sit well with me, I freaked out. I was lucky enough to sell them to the person who had bought the rest in that cage. I have been tempted to buy some, but not enough to make me forget the panicked feeling I had with the 2nd set. I enjoy hatching eggs. Not the brooding part but hatching is fun!

ETA: I still have one of those hens. She is such a great broody!

 

[Katy]

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Plus you know I'll give you fits if you're tempted to buy!!

 

[Chickies-duckies-etc]

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Do you ever go to the HOAGBA auction? It is coming up soon.

http://www.gbwf.org/hoagba/events.html

 

[Katy]

There's also a monthly auction at Clay Center. I haven't been to it for years, but I've heard it's still going on.

 

[chicken danz]

Clay center is too far. I've often thought about going to Gardner. Just never did. I understand their rules are much like Yates Center with the cages and stuff. I do belong to the HOAGBA though. I don't mind paying to get in but I do mind paying a commission per cage and then having to sell the cage as well. Even if it is cobbled up for the sell, wire is extremely expensive. I wouldn't mind just paying a 15% commission on each sale.
I think I prefer a nice organized swap meet to an auction. Then if I wanted to buy I could take my time, look around and check the health of the animals. I can certainly tell an animal that is cared for and one that is simply thrown in a pen and ignored. There's many birds there I would never consider bringing home. But there are always some I know are good. I have gotten to know several of the people that go to these things and it doesn't take long to know who you can safely deal with and who you can't. There's some people I won't even park near to. There's also other people on here that go to them and I know what they have and how they handle their birds.
Perhaps I'm judgmental but if you look at the people themselves, you can usually link that up with how they care for their animals. If half their teeth are missing and they smell like BO then I don't think I'd care to take any of their animals home.
At any rate if anyone buys something at one of these the best plan is to isolate it for a while until you confirm it's health.

 

[tazcat70]

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Plus you know I'll give you fits if you're tempted to buy!!

Too true! But we sure did eye those bantam Cochins.

 

[Katy]

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Plus you know I'll give you fits if you're tempted to buy!!

Too true! But we sure did eye those bantam Cochins.

LOL...yes, we did didn't we!! If he's ever there with eggs again I might be tempted!!