Ordering Birds
HOW TO PLACE AN ORDER FOR YOUR PLANET BROTHERS PIGEONS
For years, fanciers have often said they wanted to purchase our birds, but did not have the money to do so.
In the past, many people who bought our birds, exaggerated the figure that they actually paid for them.
The reasons behind this is simple:
• If they say they paid a lot of money for our birds , they themselves can charge a much higher fee for the offspring.
• The value of their investment is protected by inflating the price.
• It stops the average fancier coming to us to purchase birds.
However, the reality is such that, good pigeons are not as expensive as you may have been led to believe.
We have a certain way of doing things at our lofts, and for the past 40 years it has stood the test of time.
1. We rarely sell babies from the nest , normally they are six months old.
2. For every 8 birds we breed, only 2 or 3 will pass the grade and be sold.
3. Your investment is protected by the limited number of pigeons we sell.
4. We do not rely on selling pigeons to provide us with a income.
5. Our reputation for breeding winners, for others, is second to none.
Quality always comes before quantity, you only need to buy one or two top quality pigeons to get the right results
After all, What is the cost of a bad pigeon
PRICING STRUCTURE
At Planet Lofts we do not have a specific pricing structure.
The birds are priced depending on the parentage, availability and importance.
To explain this we will list the points and explain them:
Parentage: As expected the initial price for a bird will be based upon the parents. The closer the offspring is to one of the Champions or Principle Stock pigeons then generally it will be more expensive.
Availability: With demand, certain pairings and certain birds will always carry a premium because of the limited numbers that we sell. This is often the case with the cream of the loft and older birds that are coming to the end of their breeding cycle.
Importance: When both of the above are combined we have the importance of a certain breeding couple. Some may be young pigeons, yet in a very short period of time they start to produce outstanding offspring. The importance of these birds as future breeders causes the price to rise.
Once all the above are qualified, we then come to the most important aspect of pricing and that is: Individual qualities. This is by far the most critical point when we price a particular bird. The individual characteristics take president over everything else.
We stated earlier that we do not like selling birds from the nest and there is a good reason for that. We believe that it is impossible to judge a baby at this age. Through the process of elimination 10% of our babies will not make 4 weeks old.
Every bird breeds bad offspring, and these have to be culled early.
Over the next 6 months the pigeons are constantly being graded, selected and culled. At the end of this process, the birds we choose to sell, are representative of our loft.
For this reason it does not follow that birds from the same pairing get sold for the same money, in fact this is not the way we do it at Planet Lofts.
With this website you will learn that we believe pedigree is not everything, and even the best birds breed rubbish.
PRICING GUIDELINES AND SECURING AN ORDER
When the hen first lays her egg, they are inspected for size and faults. At this point in time a pair may be parted because it is not felt that the hen is ready. The eggs tell you a lot about the health and constitution, if it is not right at this stage then it is pointless letting that pair rear their young.
After hatching, the first 10 days are critical and this is where most of our expertise comes into play.
We will spend most of our time in the lofts watching and observing the development of the youngsters.
Weak and undeveloped babies are culled immediately and the results documented for future reference. This is invaluable and most fanciers leave the findings to memory, only to be forgotten by the time they pair again the following year.
At Planet Lofts we have a fault system of marking, after a couple of faults they are removed from the stock loft, irrespective of how they are bred.
Once the babies are weaned they are then graded using our tried and tested system. Coloured rings are placed on the birds to identify the potential price bracket. In the next 6 months these are monitored, changed and altered depending on their development. All the data is collected on file for future reference. Using this method, we end up with the following example:
WITH THE UNIQUE WAY WE SELL BIRDS, YOU CAN NOW UNDERSTAND WHY IT IS DIFFICULT TO PRICE INDIVIDUAL PAIRS. READING ALL THE ABOVE YOU WILL PROBABLY THINK THAT ITS A MINE FIELD IN FACT, ORDERING YOUR BIRDS COULD NOT BE EASIER
AT PLANET LOFTS, WE ARE NOT HERE TO TEST YOUR POCKET, YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO PURCHASE, HOW YOU WANT TO PAY AND HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO SPEND.
YOU TELL US THE FOLLOWING:
• THE AMOUNT YOU WANT TO SPEND BASED ON THE PRICES BELOW
• THE NUMBER OF BIRDS YOU WOULD LIKE
• HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PAY, BY MONTHLY INSTALLMENTS OR IN FULL
• WHEN YOU WOULD LIKE THEM READY FOR
YOU THEN LEAVE THE REST TO US, ITS THAT SIMPLY
YOUR DEPOSIT IS REFUNDABLE IF YOU DECIDE NOT TO GO AHEAD WITH YOUR PURCHASE. A 10% ADMINISTRATION CHARGE WILL BE MADE SHOULD YOU TAKE UP THIS OPTION. FANCIERS WHO PAY MONTHLY OFTEN HAVE A CHANGE IN CIRCUMSTANCES OR A CHANGE OF MIND AND WE EMPHASIS THAT YOU ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO GO THROUGH WITH THE ORDER, RIGHT UP TO 28 DAYS BEFORE DESPATCH. AT THIS POINT FINAL PAYMENT HAS TO BE MADE AND YOU WILL BE CONTRACTED TO TAKE THE PIGEONS. IF YOU LIVE IN MAINLAND GREAT BRITAIN YOU WILL BE COVERED BY THE 7 DAY GUARANTEE, IF YOU ARE NOT ENTIRELY SATISFIED WITH YOUR PURCHASE YOUR MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED, LESS THE 10 % ADMINISTRATION CHARGE.
PRICE OF YOUNGSTERS - DELIVERED TO UNITED KINGDOM ADDRESS
- SELECTED 'GOLD' LEVEL YOUNGSTERS - £ 1000.00 + EACH
- SELECTED 'SILVER' LEVEL YOUNGSTERS - £ 750.00 EACH
- SELECTED 'BRONZE' LEVEL YOUNGSTERS - £ 500.00 EACH
OLD BIRDS AND STOCK BIRDS - PRICES ON APPLICATION
A 25% DEPOSIT IS REQUIRED ON ALL ORDERS UNLESS BY PRIOR ARRANGEMENT WITH PLANET BROTHERS
OUTSIDE THE UNITED KINGDOM - OVERSEAS ORDERS
IF COLLECTION CAN BE ARRANGED FROM A UNITED KINGDOM ADDRESS THEN THE ABOVE PRICES APPLY IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE THEN WE SUGGEST EXPORT DOCUMENTATION, FREIGHT CHARGES AND QUARANTINE COSTS ARE ESTABLISHED PRIOR TO ORDERING YOUR BIRDS
PLANET BROTHERS ARE ONLY INTERESTED IN SELLING THEIR BEST TO THE OVERSEAS MARKET AND AS A GOOD GUIDE IT IS ADVISABLE TO DOUBLE THE FIGURES ABOVE TO ENSURE THAT BOTH YOURSELVES AND US ARE NOT WASTING OUR TIME. REAL QUALITY DOES NOT COME CHEAP, IF A BIRD IS WORTH SHIPPING 1000’S OF MILES THEN TRY TO OBTAIN THE BEST THAT.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ORDERING BIRDS
• Planet Brothers reserve the right to alter and amend these terms and conditions, should they feel it necessary.
• All orders placed will be dealt with on a first come first served basis.
• All deposits will be fully refundable, less a 10% administration fee.
• Birds will be collected from or despatched via our agent Paul Smith - there are strictly no collections from the lofts.
• All birds ordered on the U.K mainland will be covered by our 7 day return policy. This does not apply to overseas orders.
• All auction birds are sold subject to the auction terms and conditions and are not covered by these terms.
• Payments must be made in full prior to collection or despatch, unless by prior arrangements with Planet Brothers.
• Sex of birds, bred in their first year (young birds), are believed correct but not guaranteed.
• Overseas orders are subject to all quarantine and freight charges. All fanciers should request a estimate of costs before placing an order. We accept no claims for costs related to these charges.
• Insurance for birds in transit and quarantine, is the responsibility of the purchaser. No claim will be entertained by Planet Brothers for failure to carry this out. All overseas purchases should take out adequate cover.