Poultry Sale Report
Auctioneers:
Mark Cleverdon (Large Fowl and Bantam), Sam Snart and Martin Crowhurst (Waterfowl etc), Matthew Sawdon and Simon Mole (Deadstock, Eggs etc)
A pair of Hawaiian Ne-Ne geese œ100, 2 Goslings œ70, a trio of White Crested Cuckoo Polish bantams œ72, 3 Chamois Polish pullets œ68, a trio of Buff Sussex œ65, 2 Speckled Sussex hens œ70, 4 Orpington hens œ82 and a trio of Silver Appenzeller chicks œ62 - the main highlights of a busy day in Ashford when the sun shone from dawn to dusk and temperatures sored. Buyers and sellers again attended from as far south as Devon and Wales and north from Lincolnshire and Norfolk providing a useful exchange of bloodlines and stock for those looking to improve their breeding stock. Long may this continue
Sale Statistics
1606 birds sold out of 1912 forward. Sold birds included 283 purebred Large Fowl and 259 Bantams, 784 Chicks, Ducklings and Goslings, 113 Ducks and 35 Geese. 1505 eggs and 132 lots of deadstock also sold.
- Other principle prices:
Deadstock
Chicken houses to œ160 and œ90, Broody Ark œ32, Crates to œ24, Rolls of new wire to œ30, Beehive œ50, Maino Brooder œ50 and a Larson trap œ50
Eggs
6 Red Sussex œ8.50, 6 Buff Orpington œ11.00, 12 Blue Columbian Brahma œ12, 12 Buff Sussex œ7.50, 10 Norfolk Black œ8, 14 Golden Pheasant œ22, 6 Welsummer œ7.50, 12 Splash Cochin œ7 and 6 French Wheaten Maran œ9.
Rabbits
2 White New Zealand Does, 3 mths - œ10; White Cashmere x English doe œ11 and a Dwarf Lop buck œ14
Youngstock (Boxed)
Pair of Speckled Sussex chicks œ20, Sextet of 3 week old Chamois Polish œ36, 5 Red Laced Polish chicks œ50, Quartet of Cream Legbars œ36, 4 Guinea Fowl œ32, 2 Indian Runner ducklings œ20, Broody hen and 14 Gold Brahma chicks œ52, Broody hen and 5 Polish chicks œ60, 5 Turkey poults œ26, and 3 pairs of Indian Runner ducklings œ52
General Poultry (caged)
4 Light Sussex Hybrid pullets œ22, 4 Maran Hybrid pullets œ22, 5 Isa Brown POL pullets œ22 and 4 Blackrock POL pullets œ22.
Peafowl, Partridge, Quail, Doves and Pigeons and Pheasant
Blue Indian Peacock œ13, Pair of Red Leg partridge œ12, Trio of Rogues Pheasant œ66, Trio of Golden Pheasant œ60, Kalij cock pheasant œ20, 3 Breeding pairs of Fantail pigeons œ40 and mixed quartet of quail œ28.
Large Fowl
Trio of Grey Carlisle OEG œ90, pair of Red Saddled Yokohama œ35, trio of Barred Plymouth Rocks œ50, Violet Laced Silver Wyandotte pullet œ25, 2 Buck Laced Wyandotte pullets œ42, 2 Silver Pencil Wyandotte pullets œ52, trio of Light Sussex œ42, trio Buff Sussex œ42, 2 Light Sussex hens œ44, 2 Buff Orpington pullets œ55, trio of Splash Orpington's œ48, trio of White Orpington's œ50, trio of Marans œ22, 2 Vorwerk pullets œ26, 2 Black Leghorn hens œ40, Brown Leghorn pullet œ56, 3 Welsummer hens œ30, 2 Black / Red Aracauna pullets œ40, 2 Blue / Red Aracauna pullets œ38 and 2 Wheaten Aracauna pullets œ40.
Bantams
Trio of Duckwing Modern Game œ40, Blue Laced Wyandotte hen œ35, pair of Buff Laced Wyandottes œ44, trio of Cuckoo Dutch œ55, pair of Buff Orpington's œ44, trio of Barnvelders œ50, trio of Roscomb Rhode Island Reds œ50, 4 Brown Leghorn hens, œ42, trio of Silver Pencilled Hamburgs œ32, pair of Partridge Pekins œ18, pair of Silver Dutch œ34, 2 Splash Pekin hens œ34, 3 Partridge Pekin hens œ52, 3 Buff Pekin hens œ54, pair of Lemon Cuckoo Pekins œ32, quartet of Silver Partridge Pekins œ60, trio of White Frizzles œ24 and a Cuckoo Frizzle hen œ24.
Ducks
Pair of Hottentot Teal œ42, pair of Carolinas œ45, pair of Common Pouchard œ50, pair of Grey Call Ducks œ38, pair of Magpie Call Ducks œ45, pair of White Call Ducks œ50, 4 Khaki Campbell Ducks œ48, 2 Indian Runner Ducks œ20.
Geese
2 African œ40, pair of Embden cross Goslings œ35, pair of White Chinese œ32, 2 hand reared Goslings œ42.
FURTHER SPECIAL CATALOGUED SALES
for principally purebred stock will take place on Saturdays - 10th September 2005 and in March, June and September 2006
Dates for Wednesday sales for the rest of the year are:
- 29th June
- 3rd August
- 21st September
- 12th October
- 23rd November
Pre Christmas table bird sales:
- Wednesday 14th December
- Tuesday 20th December
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