Every Easter and Thanksgiving weekend a three day livestock and farm equipment auction is held in Innisfail.
On the first day (Friday) of the sale Goats and Sheep are sold. Typically the sale opens with the bottle babies being sold - both goat kids, and lambs. Then goats are auctioned off, followed by sheep. Very often a few bags of feed are sold and a few other items related to sheep, and/or goats.
Later in the day antiques, and caged pets are sold, with birds (including house birds as well as poultry) selling Saturday, and larger mammals on Sunday (horses, donkeys, bison, llamas, cattle, and so forth). Tack and other large animal equipment is usually sold at the start of the Sunday sale.
The sale is very well run, the animals penned so that people can look prior to the auction and make note of which animals they wish to bid on. The sheep and goats are generally NOT run into the ring in numerical order but rather by gender.
If you plan on attending as a buyer it is good to arrive early to have a look at the penned goats and sheep, as well you will want to get a good seat.
If you plan on attending as a seller you will need to arrive extra early and get into line up to unload your animals. Typically the animals well sell in the same order they arrived. Birds must be in good boxes and you need to write a description on the box, it is best to do this at home prior to arriving. Sheep require a CSIP tag.
If you are selling bottle baby goats, or bottle baby lambs, it is generally a good idea to bring a bottle and a days worth of formula powder to supply to the buyer of the animal.
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