Frosted Rabbits
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okay, I broke a promise to myself---
Went to a livestock auction yesterday, and walked out with 12 new additions to the herd-- 7 Mini Rex, 2 Californians - one with a real deep coloring-- and three large, dark rabbits. I think some of the non-rexes are preggers...
There was a pair of Checkered Giants I did not bid on--skin and bones.I did not bid on a large group of NZ/CAL type crosses- yes, big, heavy, but so covered in urine I did not want to pick them up to sex them.
I learned a long time ago how to bid--and at this sales barn, things have been changed a bit so that active bidders of rabbits, produce, eggs, poultry, etc, are right on top of the lot AND the auctioneer. Once I make my first bid, I knew Doc would keep coming back to me.Oddly, when I reached the maximum I would offer for the lot, and drop out-- others would drop in--A rabbit I decided that I would pay no more than 5 dollars for went for 5 and a quarter. The ones I made no bid on-- well, they sold for way more than I would have paid in a private treaty sale. Some newbies--didn't catch on to the fact that one NEVER starts the bidding with the first price the auctioneer states. I saw one guy getting poked and told to 'hush up' because he kept raising his hand at the first price-- Doc actually turned and said-- "Sonso, you brought, take him aside and tell him the rules...the guy had complained because I won the bid--HE YELLED *I had my hand up!!.! "Well, you didn't let me know soon enough!!!"
Yep-- I have a couple busy days ahead of me--
Went to a livestock auction yesterday, and walked out with 12 new additions to the herd-- 7 Mini Rex, 2 Californians - one with a real deep coloring-- and three large, dark rabbits. I think some of the non-rexes are preggers...
There was a pair of Checkered Giants I did not bid on--skin and bones.I did not bid on a large group of NZ/CAL type crosses- yes, big, heavy, but so covered in urine I did not want to pick them up to sex them.
I learned a long time ago how to bid--and at this sales barn, things have been changed a bit so that active bidders of rabbits, produce, eggs, poultry, etc, are right on top of the lot AND the auctioneer. Once I make my first bid, I knew Doc would keep coming back to me.Oddly, when I reached the maximum I would offer for the lot, and drop out-- others would drop in--A rabbit I decided that I would pay no more than 5 dollars for went for 5 and a quarter. The ones I made no bid on-- well, they sold for way more than I would have paid in a private treaty sale. Some newbies--didn't catch on to the fact that one NEVER starts the bidding with the first price the auctioneer states. I saw one guy getting poked and told to 'hush up' because he kept raising his hand at the first price-- Doc actually turned and said-- "Sonso, you brought, take him aside and tell him the rules...the guy had complained because I won the bid--HE YELLED *I had my hand up!!.! "Well, you didn't let me know soon enough!!!"
Yep-- I have a couple busy days ahead of me--