Dear Breeders,

The birds are doing well in our quarantine. No issues to report.

I've had a few breeders reach out to me and ask if I am planning on doing just 1 shipment to Derby Arona this year, or two? Originally we had planned on doing 2x separate shipments to the race, if needed based on necessary participation and numbers, however, due to the costs associated with exporting to island races such as Derby Arona, the majority of the interest has been expressed with getting birds to the race sooner, versus later. The majority of the interested parties have already sent us their teams of birds for the first scheduled shipment. There simply is not enough commitment to justify the costs associated with doing a small second shipment at this stage of the process.

What this means is we are going to plan on doing only x1 shipment in late September- early October. We have just extended the intake for the late arrivals, so please, if you plan on sending a team or two, get them to us ASAP. We technically can't start our pre quarantine until the last bird has arrived. 

Sincerely,

Dan Hash

Avian Export Services