Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race.

[lanarkshire lad]

After the final race is it only in South Africa that the remaining pigeons are sold?

[DAVE STOKES]

They are sold in south africa and can be bought back here but i think it is a long process

[lanarkshire lad]

They are sold in south africa and can be bought back here but i think it is a long process

Ive never seen a sales list over here.

[geordie1234]

Ive never seen a sales list over here.

Jim I think the auction is the next day over there and it's the first 100 pigeons that get auctioned maybe be wrong

[lanarkshire lad]

Jim I think the auction is the next day over there and it's the first 100 pigeons that get auctioned maybe be wrong

So what happens to the rest of them that finish the course??

[geordie1234]

So what happens to the rest of them that finish the course??

I'm sure I watched a video on pipa and they have 2nd and 3rd day auctions but maybe the guys on here will know better, it was a video about that Kitchenbrand guy Jim

[lanarkshire lad]

I'm sure I watched a video on pipa and they have 2nd and 3rd day auctions but maybe the guys on here will know better, it was a video about that Kitchenbrand guy Jim

You might be right George but ive never seen anything advertised in this country about the auctions and by the way that kitchenbrands got to many rupees lol.

[geordie1234]

Aye far too many lol

[Guest paulrstokes]

Hi Guys the first 100 are sold the day after the race.

 

After that the birds are sold in batches of 30 to 40 at local pigeon clubs around South Africa, they will be 40 to 50 sales.

 

there used to be real bargains to be had as a lot of the birds used to fetch £30ish.

 

Now however you can bid online and that bid is carried forward. After the race go to their website and you will find a link called auctions.

 

I think the rules getting them baqck here are now getting a little better however last year I spoke to someone that had previously bought a bird back and it too 14 months to get it home.

 

I think theu have to go to America first, then Canada, then Belgium then the UK, they have to undergo quarantine at each stop??

[R.A.M.C.63]

Hi Guys

Was speaking to Fancier 2 weeks ago, he mentioned that he tryed buy birds, think it was USA,

but was told they ( could not export birds to UK, ur import rules no longer allows us too ANYMORE)

Sounds like import rules maybe got Stricter?? maybe due to recent virus outbreaks.

he,s not online but any info on rules etc will be past on. Cheers.

[lanarkshire lad]

Hi Guys the first 100 are sold the day after the race.

 

After that the birds are sold in batches of 30 to 40 at local pigeon clubs around South Africa, they will be 40 to 50 sales.

 

there used to be real bargains to be had as a lot of the birds used to fetch £30ish.

 

Now however you can bid online and that bid is carried forward. After the race go to their website and you will find a link called auctions.

 

I think the rules getting them baqck here are now getting a little better however last year I spoke to someone that had previously bought a bird back and it too 14 months to get it home.

 

I think theu have to go to America first, then Canada, then Belgium then the UK, they have to undergo quarantine at each stop??

The cost to bring them back must cost more than the pigeons themselfs, looks far too expensive.

[Guest paulrstokes]

what amazes me is the entrants are sent on a plane direct from stanstread to Joburg collected and taken straight to the lofts yet in reverse it takes 14 months.

 

Think the cost is around £350