Breeds The first two birds came from the local Feed Store. Cinnamon Queen is what I was told they were.
For the next two, a group of us ventured out to a Friday night small animal auction not far from the city.
It was mostly poultry: chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, etc. There were also parakeets, cockatiels and love birds. But, before they got to the poultry, they had a couple of calves to auction and a few goats. Forty or so goats to be exact. We waited patiently, snapped a few photos before the bidding began. (Was immediately told not to take any photos, they were worried about some animal rights groups taking photos of the birds in cages with no food or water). They were tight and stressed for being in the barn next to about a hundred cages of other birds
This is where the auctioneer and his assistant sat. The table in front is where they put the small animals to be auctioned off. It was close to Christmas so they decorated .
The cages were lined up for inspection in sequence of lot number, they had a few runners carrying them to the table and to the back holding area after each winner was declared. Most chickens went for about $5 or $10, if you bought a large lot you could get them for about $2 each.
I was hoping to come home with a pair of Dominicers, but it wasn't in th cards. These went to some other lucky bidder that night.
A pair of Buff Brahmas, lot numbeer 100. Most of the lots were marked as these two were: '2 Chickens' , sometimes the auctioneer knew the breed and whether or not hens or roosters, but it was buyer beware after the bidding began.
I would get two of this breed, but not these two. MIne were a bit younger with less dark feathers and more buff than red.
