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Dear Fliers,
Third time is a charm. We are going to try again to do the activation race. It is still hazy, but visibility is much better. The weather looks great for a race. Good luck to all and thanks for your support and patience.
Thanks
Derik Alder
Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge
Dear Fliers,
We did a 55 mile trainer yesterday and the birds did good. We had a rain storm last night that has knocked down the smoke. Everything looks good to do the activation race tomorrow. It looks like they will have slight head winds all the way home.
Dear Fliers,
It is still hazy here and for about half of course, but not near as bad as it was. It's definitely flyable now. We are going to do a 55 mile toss tomorrow to make sure the birds are still sharp, and if the weather, birds, and smoke looks good, we will fly the activation race Wednesday. Thanks for your patience.
Dear Fliers,
We really wanted to do the activation race tomorrow. We feel the birds are ready and the weather was good. The smoke started blowing in this morning and really got thick this afternoon. We have checked and at least half the race course is heavy smoke. So we are going to be postpone the activation race until further notice. If we have to wait more than 3 days, we will do more 55 mile training tosses as needed. It will be day to day depending on what the winds do. Sorry for the inconvience. We were super excited to get the races under way, but we're going to play it safe time.
Just a reminder, all birds that return home from the activation race will need activation perch fees and entry fees paid ASAP. You are more than welcome to start sending money before the activation race, and if birds that are paid for don't come home from the activation race, or if they don't go to the first official race. We will send a refund check.
Activation Perch Fee - $75 per bird (Required)
Entry Fee - $300 per bird (Required)
Colored Race - $100 per bird (Optional)
3PC 2nd Chance - $200 per bird (Optional)
We will try and post a list this weekend of all birds that qualify for the colored race.
We have had a couple guys wanting clarification on a couple things:
3PC stands for Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge. 3P's and 1C.
3PC 2nd Chance is an optional separate entry fee in addition to the required entry fee. It gives breeders a 2nd chance at winning some money. We only pay the top 3 positions based on points after the last race. 100% of money entered in this pot is paid back to the winning birds. No handler fee is deducted.
Dear Fliers,
The birds have been training out nicely and they are looking sharp. We will do a short 45-55 Mile toss on Wednesday, and if everything looks good with the birds and the weather, we will fly the 100 Mile activation race on Friday. The birds will be hand scanned into the activation race to check condition and make sure all the chip bands are working.
All birds that return home from the activation race will need activation perch fees and entry fees paid ASAP. You are more than welcome to start sending money this week. If birds that are paid for don't come home from the activation race, or if they don't go to the first official race. We will send a refund check.
Activation Perch Fee - $75 per bird (Required)
Entry Fee - $300 per bird (Required)
Colored Race - $100 per bird (Optional)
3PC 2nd Chance - $200 per bird (Optional)
We will try and post a list this weekend of all birds that qualify for the colored race.
3PC 2nd Chance is simply just and extra entry fee with no handler fee taken out for those interested.
This year's Final Race will be 350 miles.
This year's 200 mile race station has been moved to 233 in a effort to get a better line of flight.
At least 75% of the prize money this year will be paid out on the final race.
The point system will be used again this year to award the top birds, and a few of the top average speed birds will get paid as well.
Race schedule for 2024 Races:
Activation Race - 110 Miles
Race 1 - 159 Miles
Race 2 - 233 Miles
Race 3 - 250 Miles
Race 4 - 312 Miles
Race 5 - 350 Miles
Activation Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
Dear Fliers,
The birds have been training out nicely and they are looking sharp. The smoke comes and goes and varies day to day. The worst it has been was about a week and a half ago. Lately it's been moderately hazy. We will continue to watch it closely.
We hauled the birds 35 miles Monday and they did great. We will haul them 40 miles tomorrow, and if they do good we will take them 45 miles on Friday. We should have them to 50 miles next week. Once we hit 50 miles and beyond, we will do one single release instead of groups like we've been doing.
Dear Fliers,
Happy Father's Day! We have right around 500 birds in the loft! We are truly grateful to all of you that supported us this year and sent birds. It really means a lot to us.
The birds are looking great and really starting to loft fly well. We have started forcing them up more often and for longer periods of time. We will really start flagging them more aggressively as soon as the last group of birds has been out a few times. We will also do a hand inventory next this weekend and check health, weight, and the chip bands on all the birds.
Dear Fliers,
Birds are looking great and really starting to loft fly well. If you notice any birds missing, we will accept replacement birds until June 8th. This gives us a chance to get the last groups of birds out to make sure they will stick around.
If you are missing birds, you may send 1 or 2 birds as replacements for each bird that dies or gets lost. If a bird dies we will contact the breeder. If you are missing a bird and haven't heard from us; you can assume it went missing off the loft.
Thank You Breeders that shipped the last week:
16899 Loft
Bieche Loft
Blue Sierra Loft
PA Boys
Woodlawn/Buechel Lofts
WTJ Loft
Dear Fliers,
This is the last week to send birds!!! You have until Saturday, May 25th.
Unless you are sending replacements. We will accept replacement birds until June 8th. This gives us a chance to get the last groups of birds out to make sure they will stick around.
If you are missing birds, you may send 1 or 2 birds as replacements for each bird that dies or gets lost. If a bird dies we will contact the breeder. If you are missing a bird and haven't heard from us; you can assume it went missing off the loft.
We don't let the birds sit much. After a new group is done in the break in pen and is introduced to the main flock, we give them 4 or 5 days of doing whatever they want with as little as interference as possible. Then we begin encouraging them to fly. We aren't flagging yet. We just want them to make a few laps to gain some confidence.
We disinfect the loft at least once a week, and disinfect and change out the waterers every couple days.
Thank You Breeders that shipped the past 2 weeks:
America Loft
Anthony Espinoza Loft
Barlow/Eddington Lofts
Bena Zyggy
Borderline Loft
Clyde Price
Goldstar Loft
J & G Asere
Jones Family Loft
M2 Loft
PA Boys
PNWC
Robert Haraldson
Rocky Mountain Racing
Samurai
Woodlawn/Buechel Lofts
Zhu Family Loft
Here's a couple short clips of the birds from last week!
Dear Fliers,
Last week felt like Springtime!... This week, not so much. It has been cold and wet. The birds are being let out twice a day every day the weather allows. We are still having hawks bother the birds, twice this week, they got scattered. We have done a few inventories, so be sure to check that your birds are accounted for.
If you are missing birds, you may send 1 or 2 birds as replacements for each bird that dies or gets lost. If a bird dies we will contact the breeder. If you are missing a bird and haven't heard from us; you can assume it went missing off the loft.
We don't let the birds sit much. After a new group is done in the break in pen and is introduced to the main flock, we give them 4 or 5 days of doing whatever they want with as little as interference as possible. Then we begin encouraging them to fly. We aren't flagging yet. We just want them to make a few laps to gain some confidence.
We disinfect the loft at least once a week, and disinfect and change out the waterers every couple days.
We made a mistake when making May 20th the last receiving day. It was overlooked that was a Monday. You may send birds the week of May 20th, making May 25th the last receiving day.
Thank You Breeders that shipped this week:
D G F Loft
Highland Loft
KFLY Racing Pigeon Loft
Ridge2River Loft
Ryan Hess
S & M Loft
Vanwingerden\Book\Brooks
Venn Family Loft
Final Receiving Date: May 25th
Dear Fliers,
It finally feels like Spring time! We have had a lot of birds come in over the past few weeks. We are now over 400 birds in the loft. The birds are being let out twice a day every day the weather allows. We have had a few hawks bother the birds, but not as many as usual. We have done a few inventories, so be sure to check that your birds are accounted for.
We made a mistake when making May 20th the last recieving day. It was overlooked that was a Monday. So you may send birds the week of May 20th, making May 25th the last recieving day.
Thank You Breeders that shipped the past few weeks:
2nd Chance Loft
Barlow Eddington Loft
Bieche Lofts
Bill and Danny
Boot Camp Loft
Borderline Loft
Cher Ami Syndicate
Circle C Lofts
Cypress Hill Farm
D B J Loft
Dave Conover
Eastside Boys
Fleet Washington
Franco's Classic
Gao Yindi Loft
Gary Gross
Grand Canyon Classic
Hans Family Loft
Head For The Hills
Herman Loft
High Desert Classic
High West Loft
Highland Loft
Jax Zhao Loft
Jiang Tou Loft
L&L Family Loft
Mason Harper Loft
Michael Thrasher
Mountain View 2
Pan Family Loft
Rocky Mountain Racing
Rueter Family Loft
Sam Haslem
Skylinerpl Pigeon Breeder Group
Steve Brook
Tian Loft
Treetop Loft
Tyler Loft
Venn Family Loft
Vicstrom Loft
V & G Loft
W T J Loft
Wenjiang
YMTN Loft
Final Receiving Date: May 25th
Dear Fliers,
Happy Easter! I hope everyone had a great weekend. We have had a lot of birds come in over the past two weeks. We are now over 300 birds in the loft. The weather here this past week hasn't been ideal for letting new birds out to fly. It's been really rainy and high wind gusts at times. So we have kept everything contained to the aviaries and fly pen. We just got the clock back. We will get all the chips downloaded and everything upadated this week. So if everything goes good watch for an online inventory later this week. Once we get everything up and running properly, we will do regular inventories every 3 to 5 days.
Thank You Breeders that shipped the past 2 weeks:
003 Loft
Blue Sierra Loft
Boot Camp Loft
Callahan Loft
Dave Conover
Dirty Dozen Loft
Eastern Pearl Loft
Ed Kehl
Evolution One Loft
Fleet Washington
Goldstar Loft
Great Dane Loft
High Desert Yearling Classic
Ironwood Syndicate
Jimmy Zheng Loft
Jones Boys
Life Loft
Pursifull Loft
Rick Barker
Ridge2River Loft
Ron Pairan
Rory Smith
Sam Haslem
Silicon Valley Syndicate
V&G Loft
Venn Family Loft
Vicstrom Loft
Yang Loft
Dear Fliers,
We had another great week of new birds arriving. Birds are looking good and are loving spending the days in the flight pen. We are letting the birds out that are ready as often as we can. So far all birds are accounted for. The clock was having issues, so we sent it in to get replaced. As soon as we get one back we will start posting online inventories. Sorry for the inconvenience.
Thank You Breeders that shipped this week:
A Lin Loft
Bull Creek Loft
Cher Ami Loft
Dennis Martinen
Devil Creek
John Karnofel
Jones Family Loft
M2 Loft
Mason Harper Loft
Rick Barker
Ridge2River Loft
Weeks Boys Loft
Dear Fliers,
We had another great week with a big group of new birds arriving. Birds are looking good and are loving spending the days in the flight pen as often as the weather permits.
Thank You Breeders that shipped this week:
2ND Chance Loft
A-Lin Loft
AMI Syndicate
Callahan Loft
Christopher Loft
Clyde Price
Dirty Dozen Loft
Flying D Loft
Grand Slam Racing Loft
John V. Partridge
Jones Boys
Leech/Jamaica
Portland Loft
Robert Fewin
Rocky Mountain Racing
Rory Smith
Venn Family Loft
Wolf Den Loft
Dear Fliers,
Birds have been steadily coming in and it has been awesome. Birds that came in this week will complete the first section of birds to be broke to the loft. Birds are looking good and are loving spending the days in the flight pen.
Weather has been hit and miss the last little while and next week looks the same.
Thank You Breeders that shipped this week:
APC Loft
Blue Sierra Loft
Bob Roberson
Cher Ami Syndicate
Christopher Loft
DGF Loft
Dean Farmer Loft
G&J Lofts
Griffin Loft
Sam Haslem
Scott Loft
Venn Family Loft
Yang Loft
Final Receiving Date: May 20th
Please vaccinate your birds at least 10 days before shipping. We will provide the second vaccination.
Please send pigeons that are a minimum of 35 days old, 40+ days is preferred.
If you won a free perch fee last year, it covers both the Initial Perch Fee and the Activation Perch Fee for this year.
Please use the printable entry form link provided here,: 3pcEntryForm.pdf (plymouthpeak.com)
This year's Final Race will be 350 miles. We are considering 375 miles for next year and would like your opinions.
This year's 200 mile race station has been moved to 233 in a effort to get a better line of flight.
At least 75% of the prize money this year will be paid out on the final race.
The point system will mainly be used again this year to award the top birds, and a few of the top average speed birds will get paid as well.
Dear Fliers,
The first few shipments of birds came in last week, and they looked great. We put the flight pen up as well last week and all the new birds have already been in and out of the aviary and are flying to the ground and back up to the landing board and are getting the hang of things.
We will take birds until May 20th. Please vaccinate your birds at least 10 days before sending if possible. The birds are vaccinated and chipped upon arrival. Please send birds at a minimum of 35 days old. 40+ days old is ideal.
Thank You Breeders that shipped this week:
Brook Loft
BW Loft
Flying H Ranch
Redtex
Rory Smith
Vicstrom Loft
If you won a Free Perch Fee last year. It covers the full $125 amount of a perch fee for this year. Sorry, that has been a little confusing where we changed the perch fees this year.
There is now a printable entry form on the website to send with the birds it's on the home page part way down. Also here is the link for it: 3pcEntryForm.pdf (plymouthpeak.com) This is very helpful for us.
If you haven't done so, please reserve perches now it really helps us prepare for the year.
Please feel free to call or text with any questions.
Thanks,
Derik Alder (208) 380-0994
Email - [email protected]
Plymouthpeak.com
Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge
Dear Fliers,
That went fast!. We are now accepting birds! We have been notified that a few boxes are already in the mail. We will take birds until May 20th. Please vaccinate your birds at least 10 days before sending if possible. The birds are vaccinated and chipped upon arrival. Please send birds at a minimum of 35 days old. 40+ is ideal.
There is now a printable entry form on the website to send with the birds it's on the home page part way down. Also here is the link for it:
3pcEntryForm.pdf (plymouthpeak.com)
We have been going back and forth on moving the final race out to 375-380 miles. We just made the final decision tonight. We are going to keep the Final Race at 350 miles at least for this year. We have talked to a few breeders getting opionions and suggestions, and if you would like to wiegh in, please feel free to do so. Send a short text or fill out the suggestion part of the entry form with your birds.
The other important change to take note of with the race schedule is that we are moving the 200 mile race out to 233 miles. Historically the 200 mile release point has given us the most problems. We are going to go past it and gain some elevation for the birds, and hopefully help them get lined out a little better this year. So here is the race schedule for 2024 Races:
Activation Race - 110 Miles
Race 1 - 159 Miles
Race 2 - 233 Miles
Race 3 - 250 Miles
Race 4 - 312 Miles
Race 5 - 350 Miles
More info for 2024:
Beginning Perch Fee Due with the birds:
For every 2 birds send 1 for Free (Optional)
2 for $100 + 1 Free 8 for $280 + 4 Free
4 for $180 + 2 Free 10 for $300 + 5 Free
6 for $240 + 3 Free 12 for $360 + 6 Free
Ending Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
The point system will mainly be used again this year to award the top birds, and a few of the top average speed birds will get paid as well similar to last year.
At least 75% of the prize money this year will be paid out on the final race.
Entry Fees - $300
If you haven't done so, please reserve perches now it really helps us prepare for the year.
We have started sending out emails again, if you are not getting them and wish to, message me your email address and it will be added to the email list.
Please feel free to call or text with any questions.
Thanks,
Derik Alder (208) 380- 0994
Email - [email protected]
Plymouthpeak.com
Dear Fliers,
Holy Smokes!!... Only 2 weeks away from accepting birds. February 15th is the first recieving date for birds. I will take birds until May 20th. Please vaccinate your birds at least 10 days before sending. I vaccinate and chip all birds upon arrival. Please send birds at a minimum of 35 days old. 40+ is ideal.
Again here's the info for 2024:
Beginning Perch Fee Due with the birds:
For every 2 birds send 1 for Free (Optional)
2 for $100 + 1 Free 8 for $280 + 4 Free
4 for $180 + 2 Free 10 for $300 + 5 Free
6 for $240 + 3 Free 12 for $360 + 6 Free
Ending Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
Races: I am going to do 5 Races this year instead of 6. Schedule still TBD. I will still do a 300 and a 350 mile race.
I am going to do the point system again this year. I am going to put at least 75% of the prize money this year on the final 350 mile race.
Entry fees will stay the same at $300
If you haven't done so, please reserve perches now it really helps us prepare for the year.
Please feel free to call or text me with any questions.
I have started sending out emails, if you are not getting them and wish to, message me your email address and I will add it to the email list.
Dear Fliers,
It's crazy to think that the new batch of birds will begin showing up 30 days from now. I hope the breeding season is going well for everyone. I know this seems repetitive, but here's the info for 2024:
I have decided to make a few changes for next year. The first change is Perch Fees. I am going to charge 2 separate perch fees. They will be as follows:
Beginning Perch Fee Due with the birds:
For every 2 birds send 1 for Free (Optional)
2 for $100 + 1 Free 8 for $280 + 4 Free
4 for $180 + 2 Free 10 for $300 + 5 Free
6 for $240 + 3 Free 12 for $360 + 6 Free
Ending Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
Races: I am going to do 5 Races this year instead of 6. Schedule still TBD. I will still do a 300 and a 350 mile race.
I am going to do the point system again this year. I have also decided to move the majority of the prize money to the final race. Last year roughly 50% of the prize money was paid out on the last race. I am going to put at least 75% of the prize money this year on the final 350 mile race.
Entry fees will stay the same at $300
I will start accepting birds beginning February 15th.
Please reserve perches now.
Please feel free to call or text me with any questions.
I have started sending out emails, if you are not getting them and wish to, message me your email address and I will add it to the email list.
Dear Fliers,
I hope everyone had a wonderful and Merry Christmas! I am very pleased with how the races have gone after moving the loft to my home here in Idaho. Overall, the returns have been great from both the training tosses as well as the races. Now that we are approaching the New Year, most of you have your breeders paired up, and are hatching winners for the 2024 One Loft Races. I hope you will consider sending to Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge this upcoming year. I have decided to make a few changes for next year. The first change is Perch Fees. I am going to charge 2 separate perch fees. They will be as follows:
Beginning Perch Fee Due with the birds:
For every 2 birds send 1 for Free (Optional)
2 for $100 + 1 Free 8 for $280 + 4 Free
4 for $180 + 2 Free 10 for $300 + 5 Free
6 for $240 + 3 Free 12 for $360 + 6 Free
Ending Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
Races: I am going to do 5 Races this year instead of 6. Schedule still TBD. No worries I will still do 2 300-mile races.
I am going to do the point system again this year. I spent a lot of time going over race results comparing top Average Speed birds to High Point birds. Everyone is breeding for 300 mile+ race winners and my point system rewards those types of birds. That being said I have also decided to move the majority of the prize money to the final race. Last year roughly 50% of the prize money was paid out on the last race. I am going to put at least 75% of the prize money next year on the final 350 mile race.
Entry fees will stay the same at $300
I will start accepting birds beginning February 15th.
Please reserve perches now.
Please feel free to call or text me with any questions.
Hello,
I hope everyone had a fantastic Thanksgiving! Now that we are in the first part of December, everyone is getting their breeders paired up, or are at least thinking about it. I hope you will consider sending to Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge next year. I have decided to make a few changes for next year. The first change is Perch Fees. I am going to charge 2 seperate perch fees.They will be as follows:
Beginning Perch Fee Due with the birds:
For every 2 birds send 1 for Free (Optional)
2 for $100 + 1 Free 8 for $280 + 4 Free
4 for $180 + 2 Free 10 for $300 + 5 Free
6 for $240 + 3 Free 12 for $360 + 6 Free
Ending Perch Fee: $75 Due for every bird that clocks on the Activation Race. (This includes the birds that had a free beginning perch fee.)
Races: I am going to do 5 Races this year instead of 6. Schedule still TBD. No worries I will still do 2 300 mile races.
I am going to do the point system again this year. I spent a lot of time going over race results comparing top Average Speed birds to High Point birds. Everyone is breeding for 300 mile+ race winners and the point system rewards those types of birds. That being said I have also decided to move the majority of the prize money to the last race. Last year roughly 50% of the prize money was paid out on the last race. I am going to put at least 75% of the prize money next year on the last race.
Entry fees will stay the same at $300
I will start accepting birds beginning February 15th.
You may also reserve perches now.
Hello Breeders,
I will start shipping birds back tommorrow and Tuesday for those that had winnings and those that have contacted me. For the rest please let me know if you would like your birds back or not and here is the prices for shipping. I will send the rest of the birds back next Monday.
Here's the prices for shipping:
1 Bird - $70
2 Birds - $75
3 Birds - $85
Thanks again for all the support this year in the Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge
Derik Alder
Lots of info in this one so read through it carefully:
Congratulations to the breeders that had success in Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge. You can be especially proud of your birds this year. They had some tough races this year. The Average Speed of all 6 races was 1320 ypm. I feel the birds did really well against a lot of adversity, so thanks for sending good smart pigeons. Money winners, if you won at least $600, please get me a W9 as soon as you can, I won't send checks without one.
Here are the results of the final race and the prize winners: Congratulations to the following birds and breeders for winning first drop on the final race where the winning speed was 1230 ypm
1st $3309 - Flying H Ranch - RMR 23309
2nd $2309 - Brook Loft - CCF 347
3rd $2309 - Redtex - RDTX 3
4th $2309 - Mountain View 2 - SLI 3830
5th $2309 - Ridge2River Loft - DWI 909
6th $2309 - Blue Sierra Loft - SIER 350
7th $2309 - Blue Sierra Loft - SIER 348
8th $2309 - Dean Farmer Loft - DEAN 29
9th $2309 - M2 Loft - UVI 1029
10th $850 - BW Loft - RMR 23307
11th $700 - Lawrence Cummins (RIP) - DWI 912
12th $650 - Mountain View 2 - SLI 3825
13th $600 - Sam Haslam - Sam 422
14th $550 - Dean Farmer Loft - DEAN 28
15th $500 - Ryan Hess - GS 231
16th $450 - Griffin Loft - RMR 23213
17th $400 - Wolf Den Loft - VITA 610
18th $375 - Wolf Den Loft - VRAR 223
19th $350 - Blue Sierra Loft - GROS 15
20th $300 - Fleet Washington - FLTW 2304
High Point Money Winners:
1st $3000 - Sam Haslam - SAM 422 - 1009 Points
2nd $2700 - Wolf Den Loft - VRAR 223 - 907 Points
3rd $2500 - Fleet Washington - FLTW 2304 - 880 Points
4th $1800 - M2 Loft - UVI 1029 - 865 Points
5th $1200 - Lawrence Cummins (RIP) - DWI 912 - 839 Points
6th $600 - Dean Farmer Loft - DEAN 28 - 820 Points
7th $500 - Flying H Ranch - RMR 23309 - 814 Points
8th $355 - Ryan Hess - GS 231 - 810 Points
Champion Breeder: $1000 Wolf Den Loft 2nd - 223 VRAR - 907 Points and 15th 222 VRAR - 644 Points = Average Postion of 8.5
Champion Colored Birds:
1st $595 - APC Loft - APCL 23092 MLY - 472 Points
2nd $357 - Dave Harrett - VITA 2676 RDGZ - 234 Points
3rd $238 - APC Loft - APCL 23036 GRIZ - 190 Points
3PC 2nd Chance:
1st $500 - Flying H Ranch - RMR 23309 - 814 Points
2nd $300 - Christopher Loft - RMR 23911 - 424 Points
3rd $200 - Dirty Dozen Loft - WFA 3527 - 276 Points
Average Speed:
1st $750 - Sam Haslam - Sam 422
2nd $450 - APC Loft - APCL 23058
3rd $300 - Mountain View 2 - SLI 3825
The next order of business is do we fly a 400 mile race? I was waiting until today to see how many birds came home before even offering it. We have 137 birds home. I need at least 65 birds to make it worth it. I will train the birds at least once, but hopefully twice before going 400. (Only birds going to the 400 would be trained.) The entry fee would be $135 per bird, I take $20 leaving $115 in the pot per bird. I will pay the top 10% of birds and I will pay the drop. If more than 10% of birds are on the drop, I will pay down more postitions to accomodate that. Example Payout based on 65 Birds: $7475 in the pot
1st - $3000
2nd - $2200
3rd - $1000
4th - $800
5th - $300
6th - $175
So what I need from all my breeders ASAP is a text or phone call (text is best) to let me know if your intersted in the 400 mile race and if so what band numbers, if not then do you want your birds shipped back or not?
Lastly, this year was a trial year for using points to award the winning birds. I would like some feedback on possibly using the point system again next year. Please feel free to send me an email explaining your likes or dislikes with the points and or suggestions to make it better. My goal is to make sure the best bird in the race series is awarded the most. Email: [email protected]
Thank You Very Much! It has been a super fun year. I had a blast handling your birds.
Sincerely,
Derik Alder
Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge
The clock as been uploaded and points, averages, and money won are listed. I will post an official list of all the prize winners tomorrow. Congratulations to the owners of the birds that came home today. I feel like the race went well. That was a tough race, with stronger headwinds than expected. 9 Birds on the first drop. Thanks to everyone that came to watch the race, it was great to visit.
The final race will be this Friday! The weather looks good. Partly cloudy all day and 5-9 mph headwinds the whole way and no solar eclipse. As a friend recently pointed out, this may be the only job that has to worry about an eclipse happening and scheduling around it. It should be a good trying race. Please contact me if you are planning to attend the lunch and watch the birds come in.
Thankyou everyone who supported Plymouth Peak Pro Challenge again this year. I really appreciate it. I look forward to visiting with those of you who can make it to watch the race.
When I first heard 3 weeks ago about the solar eclipse that is happening this weekend, I wondered how it would affect pigeons racing. Earlier today when I posted my plans for the final race being this upcoming Saturday, I had forgotten that this Saturday was the day of the eclipse. Racing during an eclipse is largely uncharted territory and I don't plan to be the pioneer for that experiment. If it was my personal flock of birds with no money on the line, I would do it all in the name of science. However, that's not the situation. For that reason, I have decided to fly the final on a different day this weekend. I apologize for the inconvenience. I realize Saturday is more accommodating for people to be able to come watch, but the last thing we need is the birds thinking that night is coming and landing halfway through the race. As of right now Friday looks the best for a race. I am very tentatively planning on that. Hopefully the stars align as good as the eclipse, and everything goes smoothly. I will let everyone know as soon as possible when I make a final decision. Thanks for your patience.
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Here's a couple short clips of the birds from last week!
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