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[Rare Feathers Farm]

Hey guys! I'll be in the Portland area around Christmas...just posted two auctions in the 8+ weeks category...bantam Houdan pair & bantam mille fleur project pair...prefer not to ship so I thought I'd spread the word here.

I can deliver to Portland.

 

[pettec63]

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Oh wow, I just looked up Outlook, WA on Google, and you are out in the middle of nowhere! No wonder you aren't too worried about prices.

Hubby and I, and another friend, we sell Scovies and get really good prices, especially around this time of the year. I think there must be a number of Asian holidays, because we sold out our drakes in less than a week. The ad on Craigs List was taken down the same day I put it up! And, there was so much demand, they even bought some ducks, which being smaller aren't very much prized.

Also of interest, the more red caruncles round the eyes and on the face, the more they will pay. I'm not sure why, perhaps it's because "red" in China is good luck! In any event, we are going to try doubling our hatching next year, since we did so well this year.

These are some of mine (do you have a site? I'd love to see yours)
http://idk.serveftp.net/ducks/

Are you serious?? OMG! I really love my scovies, and I thought there would be a nice market here, especially given all the nice pasture and plenty of bugs!! But, they are just not moving here, I think in part because I haven't done too much marketing, I don't have a website, but I think I'm going to work on one this month. I just have sooo many, I let them hatch out as much as they wanted, bad mistake. So, at this point, I would like to down size this winter re evaluate and work out a plan to market and maybe sell hatching eggs too. I will send you a pm with some of my kids. That is good that you have been so successful! I'm just starting out so I kind of made some newbie mistakes.

 

[pettec63]

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So cute, Julie!

why thank you!!!

 

[pettec63]

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CUTE!!!!

 

[pettec63]

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wow CR! fancy shmancy!!

 

[hallerlake]

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How about putting an alarm in yer cell. If ya have one.

We don't have cells, but it's becoming clearer and clearer that at least one of us needs a cell. I just don't feel the need to be available 24/7.

 

[pettec63]

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Hey thanks!! I didn't know all this stuff!! Wow!! It would be nice to get a good price for the Scovies, I do understand about the low prices, but, I'll venture to say they will be higher then what people will pay here! I'm going that way anyway.....Thank you, you are a wealth of information! Oh and staples is pretty good, I have a good printer, just don't have the patience to work on my computer to get a card worked up, I get very frustrated and they never turn out the way I want them!!

Anyone with scovies with an extra blue, black, or chocolate duck with little or no white (and white only located on wing) I am looking for one more girl to add. Would prefer black.

Gee... I just might have one....or two.....or three.....LOL

 

[hallerlake]

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I will almost certainly forget unless I go put a chair in the back of the car now, and that ain't happening....It's cold and dark.

You remind me - I will remind you. Every night I will post LAWN CHAIR!!!!!

Maybe that will help remind the both of us.

Velvet fogg has sent me a PM that says do not open until Friday. I suspect there is a reminder in it.

 

[hallerlake]

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Heya CR did you want the propane tanks I got? They still have propane in them too lol...
maybe someone could bring em down to you from up here in the north end....

Sure I would be very happy to get them. My little piggies just keep going to market and failing to return home!

SO the BIG question. Is there anybody coming down that could/would bring some propane tanks from RW ???

I can do it. I live closest to Rainwolf.

 

[pettec63]

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Joining is a good way to support the club

rather than pay a consignment fee/percentage to an auction where they really cram (and I do mean CRAM) the birds together. Seeing yardbirds is part of why I haven't taken birds to auction. I'd feed them to my dogs first (dead, of course).

OH I didn't mean that I didn't want to, it's just so late in the game, my membership info probably wouldn't even get there, before I did, that's all??