Group #1 and #2 PMV booster administered. Pulled a couple of broken flights on a few birds. May have to add a methionine supplement to increase feather quality/moult.
Vita Pro Combo/Probiotics/ACV/Ropa B - not necessarily in that order - keeping the supplements simple during the hot months with minimal use of antibiotics.
Thanks for your support - accepting birds to August 1st for Final Race in January.
Windy few days ahead and slightly cooler temperatures from early morning 70 - 95 degrees during the day.
With the cooler temps, we started a booster PMV on the Group 1 and 2.
Group 3 will be outside this week as soon as the wind subsides. Group 4 is in their aviary.
Any birds this week will be in Section 5. So each section is like a different quarantine to minimize spread of anything....
One bird has gone light - breeder notified ~!
As with the temperature swings - we had another bird pulled into the "recovery bay" with excess water in the crop - keep separated until back to normal. Adeno-zap, Ropa B, and Probiotics - seem to work 99% of the time for treating this.
Missing birds updated under "Breeders". Accepting birds through August 1.
Best regards
Updated hand inventory - one bird missing.
Ship birds now - pay perch fees later.
Accepting birds through June and July - get those last rounds to the Arizona Classic Derby. It will be a great test from 350 miles with a working race 8+hrs on the wing.
www.arizonaclassicderby.com
Our first dust strom blew through yesterday - it has been a windy week.
Another hand inventory will be done Monday to see if any birds are missing.
The birds are currently in four different sections - to minimize any possibility of sickness. We have 7 sections to house brids..
- Best regards
Happy Memorial Day ~! Thanks to all the brave men and women for their selfless sacrifice in times of war and the unheralded heroes in the ongoing current struggle ~!
Very very windy here with 25 mph gusts on Saturday - have not been able to let the birds out for inventory due to high winds.
We checked the birds and removed two that did not look right - will notify breeders shortly if they do not shape up in a couple days.
All good at Arizona Classic Derby -
Hand inventory on Monday - will notify breeder if any birds missing ~!
We will stick with the Unikon clock for this season - we had planned to switch to Benzing M1 but was unable to get a response in time possibly to all the ongoing COVID issues. All birds will be chipped and ran through the antenna later this week.
Stay safe ~
Steve
All is well - birds are healthy ~!
We will have a pickup at JEDDS this Friday May 8th at 10AM ...
call 480-215-4255
email steve@irishsyndicatelofts.com
Hope this finds everyone well amidst these pestilent times of uncertainty.
NOW ACCEPTING BIRDS ~~!
We will schedule a pickup at Jedds in May, June and July – please give us a headsup so we can schedule the time as it gets closer.
Here are the WIN-WIN specifics of our season.
$90 perch fees each for 6 or more – if you lost birds last season, 1 free for every 3 entries.
Example 1: Enter 6 birds, add 2 free = 8 perches for $540 ( $67 per bird).
Example 2: Enter 3 birds, add 1 free = 4 perches for $300 ($75 per bird).
2019 – No blowhome final 8+ hrs with 1265 mile of training before 1st race
With training between races (13 tosses between 5 races = 650 miles).
I pray that everyone stays safe, practice social distancing and heed those in authority.
Horizon single bird shipping boxes have NOT arrived as scheduled - so will be delaying return shipping until Monday. We also have a Governor's Stay at Home order - but the post office is still open - so we will ship while practising Social Distancing ~!
If they do not arrive this week, we will be modifiying the old shipping boxes over the weekend to avoid costly shipping charges.
Regards
