DERBY SICILIA OLR

• Pigeons can be admitted to the columbodrome from 15.06.2023 to 31.10.2023;
• All pigeons must be ringed 2023 and must be vaccinated against Paramyxovirus 14 days before arriving at the Derby Sicilia Columbodrome;

Participation fee for a 5+2 free team = 500 euro or 100 € / pigeon ( minimum 2 pigeons ) and must be paid at the time of shipment or to our account before the first training;

• Beads and pedigree of the pigeons must be sent before boarding for the final round. Otherwise they will not receive the prizes and the percentage of the pigeon auction;
• Electronic chips will be attached to the pigeons upon their arrival at the pigeon ring;
• Pigeons that do not pass the quarantine period can be replaced until 30.11.2022;
• If a pigeon does not show up for the first training, it can only be replaced the following season if a minimum of 2 pigeons are activated;
• Depending on the number of pigeons remaining after the last leg, the pigeon fancier organises a DERBY leg at a distance of 490 km with an activation fee of 50 €/pigeon and a SUPER DERBY leg at a distance of 650 km with an activation fee of 100 €/pigeon. The participation fee can be paid by the owner or by another participant with the agreement of the pigeon owner.
• The AS ranking will be automatically generated by the Benzing software;
• The amount resulting from the sale of the pigeons will be divided as follows: 40% breeder, 40% pigeon fancier and 20% auction expenses;
• Pigeons not auctioned can be purchased by the owners within 7 days after the auction is closed for 30 euro/pigeon. After these 7 days, the pigeons enter the possession of the pigeon fancier;
• The pigeon fancier assumes the responsibility to vaccinate all pigeons with Paramyxovirus and Adeno-coli.

                    Derby Sicilia Pigeon Park reserves the right to:

• change the dates of the training and competition stages in case of force majeure (bad weather, epidemics, etc.)
• auction pigeons on any place
• selection of participants.

• Prizes are calculated per 2000 active pigeons (paid pigeons without those free pigeons). If the number of pigeons is less or more than 2000 active pigeons, prizes will be decreased or increased.

• Prizes will be paid within 40 days after the end of the last auction.

• Transport fee 15 €/pigeon if it is transported by the organiser of the Sicilian derby.

• The list of possible unpaid pigeons will be published 3 days before the first training. From that moment they can be activated by any other person. Any prizes won will belong to the person who activated the pigeons, but the pigeons will race under the name of the original breeder. Pigeons that are not activated become the property of the pigeon fancier; they will be entered in the races but will not receive any prizes.