The Poultry Keeper

CP

Need some info on this if anyone has any? Confused

1) Is there a website? (looked but haven't found it yet)
2) Who is going?
3) Is it easy to find?
4) Is it easy to park?
5) Will we need wellies/coats/thermals, or is it undercover?
6) Does it cost to just go in & look?

The answers to some of these questions will probably be on the website if I can find it! Wink

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

CP · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 10:48 am Post subject:

Thanks George for such a speedy reply! Very Happy

Just need the website then, & an idea of who is going.

We hope to go, as long as my son Alex is better by then (nasty cough/cold)

Dixie Chicks · Joined: 27 Jan 2006 Posts: 312 Location: South West Cumbria

I think that quite a few from the PP forum were planning to go - not sure how you'll recognise them though Smile

!

George · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 5661 Location: London

I found the website Wink

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Hi CP

I was looking at it last week. Can't get there this year - but will aim to go next.

www.salisburyauctioncentre.co.uk

Debs

thewinkingtiger · Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 936 Location: East Yorkshire, UK

Oops Sorry George.

Heather · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:31 pm Post subject:

See there is another sale on 11th March too Smile

CP · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:34 pm Post subject:

Looked at the listings Heather - there seems to be a few Cream Legbars, but in pairs or more only. Sad

Heather · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 12:51 pm Post subject:

I know, maybe I could get two !

Diane · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 276 Location: Dorset

It's a great auction site - but draughty and cold so wrap up. Wear comfy warm shoes as there's a lot of standing about.

The cafe is fantastic and does great breakfasts, etc.

Take a box or two if you plan to buy any chooks. Once you've bought your chooks keep a beady eye on them because it has been known for them to 'disappear' from their cage whilst you go and pay (hopefully the security is stepped up by now).It can become a bit of a rugby scrum when all the buyers are trying to look at all the chickens all at the same time. (helps if you are tall as some of the cages are quite high up).

It also helps to take a very strong willed friend who will drag you out of the building when bidding fever takes over your otherwise sensible and constrained brain cells Laughing

Fangs · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2006 8:55 pm Post subject:

im gonig! horah horah! am buying a blue bibbed call duck off a friend, Bantam_Duck off this site and a few others actually lol. is great fun there, stacks of birds. this one plans to be quite cheap bird wise, but there are always some ltos which go high.

Fangs

Diane · Joined: 05 Feb 2006 Posts: 276 Location: Dorset

P.S. Forgot to add - you will need to go to the Office as soon as you arrive to get your 'Buyers Number' - (that's the card with a number printed on it that you wave in the air for the auctioneer to see if you are bidding on a lot). Don't leave it until you've looked at the chickens as by then there will be a huge queue of folk all trying to get their card as well and you might miss the start of the bidding.

It's worth getting a card even if you don't intend to bid - as sods law dictates that if you don't get a card - bidding starts - and you will suddenly see a 'must have chook!'

That's what happens at the Tuesday auctions anyway so I presume it will be the same for the Sat. auction.

CP · Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the tips, Diane! Wink

Not intending to buy anything, but........sod's law as you say, we will see one we want! Rolling Eyes

summayah · Joined: 14 Apr 2005 Posts: 4289 Location: luton

Jakki, how can you be going not intending to buy anything? You must be very strong willed!
Does your mum know what you're up to on Saturday, Fangs?