All birds that arrived today have been entered in to Wincompanion. Click on our Breeders List and scroll down to your Loft Name, there you can see the birds that have arrived here today or in past weeks.
I will give a more detailed weekly report after we finish intake this week. Basically, the first two weeks birds are trap training together, we planned on letting them out this week but we had hard rain earlier in the week. We like them to go out when it is raining but not the first few times they are being settled. We will wait for some nice weather on consecutive days to get the first birds settled. Health is great, removed 1 bird last week and 2 this week, out of nearly 1,000 pigeons we will take that, breeders were notified. Again, more detailed report in a few days.
Rick & Olga
We picked up another 240 birds this week, total numbers are about 2,000 perch reservations and nearly 800 in the loft. Next week we will start loft flying the birds that arrived the first week, 2nd week birds will be trap trained, the birds that arrived this week will have chips assigned Tuesday and go in the loft. Thank you all for your continued support of the Apple Cup, a little boy's dream come true!
As many know, Phil Hubis of Loan Oak Loft is getting out of the sport due to having a stroke last winter. We hope Phil has a full recovery and one day can get back in to this sport that we all enjoy so much. Phil has decided to have a complete sell out of his birds, he only breeds from 8 pair and they either have to of been top racers or top breeders to stay around Phil's loft. Olga and I are proud to become the new owners of two of Phil's proven flyers that flew in One Loft Races, below is a brief description from what we know of these two gems headed our way.
2216 LOL 2022 Hen
1st AVG Speed in the Sooner Challenge 327 birds, 1 hr 23 minutes ahead of the 2nd AVG Speed bird.
Now here is the remarkable part about this pigeon, you just don't see this often, if ever.
1st 200 miles
1st 250 miles
1st 325 miles
1st 400 miles
To say we are stoked to have this pigeon headed our way is a understatement!
The second bird is 2103 LOL 2021 Cock
3rd AVG Speed TX Dash For Cash out of 764 birds.
We have had a great week taking in new birds, corresponding with new breeders, securing some great impactful breeders......sometimes it just all comes together!
Thank you Loan Oak Loft for these two outstanding pigeons with excellent race records, we hope to make you proud!
If sending pigeons to the Apple Cup please read our previous updates, there is a lot of information on shipping pigeons to us this year. I will abbreviate for those who do not want to read previous updates.
Vaccinate for PMV at least 2 weeks before sending.
Ship on Monday or Tuesday only, our post office is closed on Saturdays.
Register on Wincompanion before sending.
Put your loft name on the shipping label.
Do not overcrowd your boxes.
Please do not tape your box lids so tight that the birds can not breathe, heat escapes out of the top flap, just put a zip tie on the ends and they will be fine.
Everyone have a great weekend, yours truly is going to go dream about future matings with the new additions we have coming from Loan Oak Loft, thanks again Phil Hubis!
If your birds arrived today they have been entered under our Breeders List. Just click on the Breeders List and scroll down to find your Loft Name, if birds are entered they are here.
We brought in a little over 100 birds today, between tomorrow and Friday we should get about the same.
There are currently 1,900 perches reserved and there are 655 birds in the loft. So far no birds have had to be removed due to sickness.
First week birds are trap training all of this week, they will be let out for the first time next week and once trapping nicely we will run a inventory.
The birds that arrived last week had chips assigned today and were put in the loft where they will look out the aiviaries for a week, the following week they will be trap trained.
There is a lot of information on the Apple Cup in the previous updates, please read them if you have questions because in most cases the answer to your question is covered there already.
Simple shipping instructions below.
Ship on Monday, Tuesday at the latest.
Register before sending.
Put Loft Name on top of the box, on the shipping label is preferred.
Do not overcrowd your birds, temps are starting to increase.
Looking forward to a new group arriving tomorrow.
Everyone have a great day!
All of the birds that arrived this week so far have been entered in Wincompanion and can be viewed under our Breeders List, if you click on your Loft Name under the Breeders List and your birds are listed it means they arrived. I am sure we will get a few tomorrow which is Friday.
Still trying to identify the breeder whose birds arrived yesterday, from what I could read it said Masters of the Midway, however no such breeder exists. The three birds are FAMP 124, 102, and 109. If you know who this may be please tell them to contact us so we can get their birds properly assigned.
We have over 1,800 perch reservations and there are currently 535 birds in the loft. Last week arrivals are out in the aiviary looking out the loft, the birds that arrived this week are in the quarantine cages until next Tuesday when we assign chips and put them in the loft.
If we don't update before next week, everyone have a great weekend!
We processed a bunch of new birds today and there is one breeder's birds who we are not sure who they belong to. On the box it says Masters of the Midway, however there is no breeder signed up under that loft name and there is no loft name on Wincompanion under that loft name. We placed those birds under Monsters of the Midway Loft House of Dragons, this is the closest we could find. The birds are listed below.
FAMP 124
FAMP 102
FAMP 109
If you know who this breeder is, please send us a text at 254-247-9504 so we can get them assigned under the right breeder. I could not read the label, could not read the phone number, that is why I am asking for help.
VERY IMPORTANT, register before sending, put the loft name on top of the box preferably on the shipping label as the post office often times puts their labels over your loft names. Thanks in this matter.
One breeder sent 7 birds in a box designed for 3-4, only 4 birds survived. PLEASE, do not overcrowd your boxes! This breeder also taped up the top lid so tight no air could escape. It is not necessary to tape your boxes, pull all cardboard off of the vents and just zip tie the lid. The hot air can escape out the top of the lid, but not if you tape it up like Fort Knox.
Everyone have a good evening, looking forward to new arrivals in the morning!
All birds from last week had chips assigned yesterday and today was their 2nd day in the loft. They will get a whole week to look around and get familiar with looking out the loft, the following week they will be trap trained for 7 days, then we will settle them. We do it this way every year, week they arrive they are in quarantine cages, 1 week to look around the loft an play in the aiviaries, then 1 week of trap training before being let out for the first time.
We brought in 331 birds this week, none showed up today so that means everyone's birds arrived by Friday.
There are over 1,600 perches reserved so far and it is growing daily. Our goal was at least 2,000 birds this year, looks like we are going to surpass that.
For those new to the Apple Cup, please read below.
No money due with birds, $350 per bird after the 115 mile activation race hopefully early September and yes this includes the perch fee.
165, 200, 250, 300, and 375 mile races for average speed.
Please register before sending, if you can't figure it out send me a text at 254-247-9504 and I will get with you ASAP to help you register.
Mail on Mondays, Tuesday at the latest but Monday is preferred. Our post office is closed on Saturdays, do not risk your birds having to hang out in a post office over the weekend by shipping late in the week.
Put your loft name on top of the box, not inside the box on a note, not on the sides of the box, just right there on top of the box in bold letters.
Vaccinate for PMV at least 2 weeks before shipping.
Apple Cup
PO Box 313
Moxee, WA 98936
254-247-9504
If you have questions please send me a text with your Loft Name, I will call you if need be but 90% of the questions can be answered via text or in reading these updates which we do often.
Everyone have a great weekend!
We picked up 94 more birds today to add to the 200 we received yesterday. Please check our BREEDERS list above and search for your birds by breeder in the top left hand corner. If your birds are not listed then they have not arrived yet.
The new arrivals look great, lets hope it stays that way!
We received 50 boxes today with 200 birds within, a few local breeders dropped off.
If your birds arrived today they are entered on Wincompanion under our Breeders List on this site. If they are not listed this means we did not receive yours and will receive them most likely tomorrow or Friday.
Every single breeder who sent birds today entered before sending, most put their Loft Name on top of this box. We can not express how much we appreciate you doing just these two things, it saves us a tremendous amount of time not having to try to figure out where to assign your birds if you don't do these two things for us before sending.
We are quickly approaching 1,600 perch reservations, at the rate we are going we may just hit our goal of 2,500. Our goal is to get 2,000 activated this year!
Thanks everyone!
Our doors are open for accepting birds starting next week through the end of April. Please mail on Mondays, Tuesday at the latest, the USPS seemingly has gotten slower and slower over the last few years so do not risk your birds by shipping past Tuesday, Monday is best!
We have mentioned lately several times our shipping instructions, here is the short version for those of you reading our updates for the first time. Please, take a few minutes to read our previous updates as it will give you a clear picture of what we have going on here at the Apple Cup.
Vaccinate for PMV 2 or more weeks before sending.
Put your LOFT NAME on the top lid of the box in bold lettering, not on the sides of the box, not on a note within the box, right on top of the box please.
Mail on Monday, Tuesday at the latest and never after, again Monday is absolutely the best day to ship!
Do not send any money with the birds, $350 due per bird ONLY AFTER the activation race hopefully in early September.
Put your phone number on the shipping label. If you print your own shipping labels and do not have the phone number on the label then write it on the label.
Mail birds to the below address.
If you need more detailed information and it was not covered here then please read our other updates below, it was probably covered there. If there is a specific question not covered in our updates then send us a text at 254-247-9504 and we will get a response to you ASAP.
Everyone have a great day and good luck to those of you in one of the many late hatch races going on around the country!
