419 Mile Race | Numbers matter | 2024 Young Birds

Racing a few 2024 Old Birds from 419 miles in this episode. It was another tough race but was able to clock 2 birds out of the 3 I sent in somewhat ok time. I also show a little progress on my 2024 Young Birds, a few tosses, and then they will be locked down during the month of June.
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Chapters
00:00 Introduction
00:22 Recap on last few pigeon races
02:35 Recap on 2024 Young Racing Pigeons
04:06 Cleaning loft, then 5 miles toss YB'S
06:43 Waiting for the old birds from the race
07:34 1st bird arrives
10:01 2nd bird clocks
10:44 2nd YB'S toss, 5 miles diff. direction
12:02 Young Racing Pigeons return from toss
12:46 Race #8 Results
13:58 Wrap up and my 1st Pigeon Race ever

[@JMFLOFT]

Great video as usually ! Very informational. Hope you do a lot better with the yb this year brother. Old bird has been tough this year from what I see. Super excited from achivers babies for me she bred me the most babies this year

[@MaydisLoft]

Got a few from her sister and parents on the team, hopefully they do good. Good luck yours.

[@JMFLOFT]

She’s on one last round for me for my late hatch paired her up with a really nice inbred harry from bob duhra. Anyway how is the black bird doing on your old bird team ?

[@breedersjourney]

ive seen a couple guys do old birds for the first time this year, seems like a steep learning curve. You made the sheets tho! and on a 419 miler, badass. congrats.

[@MaydisLoft]

Thanks buddy, I'm trying my best with what I got!

[@MaydisLoft]

I haven't seen you post in a while, get back to it!

[@breedersjourney]

@@MaydisLoft yeah, late start to the breeding season cuzz of school but ill be on

[@Don_Loft97]

there so much that goes into racing these birds it makes me a little nervous hahaha but congratulations on hitting the sheets

[@MaydisLoft]

Nervousness is always present but by the time races come whatever we did up to that point we just hope it was good. Race Day we should just enjoy but yes I often question whether or not I did what needed to be done correctly... it gets better with experience

[@jasonjordan9101]

"Good job 5506, too bad you're too late" she looked like she wanted to cuss you. 🤣 She had to work hard to get home. I still haven't gotten the hang of old birds, myself. Trying to race with so few numbers ups the difficulty level. I've raced with 6-7 my 1st 3 years in old birds.

[@MaydisLoft]

I figure a good 15 to 20 old birds would be the sweet spot. With longer races we do need to rotate some birds and if you race specials on top of the combine even more so.

[@jasonjordan9101]

@@MaydisLoft 20 is my number but couldn't get up to that number the 1st couple years. This year I would have had about 10. Hawks are persistent.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

The two clockers did good.. To even get a bird back from 418 miles on the day is an accomplishment in itself. That's a tough thing for a bird to do and flying all the way from Ohio to Jersey on the day makes it a winner. Just curios, what was the bloodline on those two birds that made it back on the day?

[@MaydisLoft]

Thanks Kevin. The 1st is a Mussolini and the 2nd a Fabry

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

@@MaydisLoft .. Nice. Oh yeah, now I remember you saying Fabri in the vid.

[@brianbehan1376]

Hi why do you pull the ninth and tenth flights

[@MaydisLoft]

It's so that they regain their primary flights ahead of time to be fully moulted and be ready to race.
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[@abcloft302]

I see the dropper sitting on eggs 🥚 are they having baby’s ? I need a dropper like yours so pretty

[@MaydisLoft]

Yes, you can have one if both hatch.

[@abcloft302]

@@MaydisLoft let me know please I take a
Squeaker

[@eydelolmos489]

What are you feeding

[@MaydisLoft]

Verselaga Champion

[@DanzaLoft]

I think “some where in Ohio” accurately represents all of Ohio in my mind. 😂😂😂 also how are you like this drop trap still?

[@MaydisLoft]

The trap is fantastic, the birds don't hesitate a bit to go in! Great idea, and thanks for making it buddy!

[@MrNove7000]

You shouldn't train YB in the evening when it's hot. There is zero benefit and only unnecessary stress on them in my opinion.

[@MaydisLoft]

I agree

[@kelleyebitz7136]

Tc. Said. U. Didn't. Take. The. Grit. A way. On. Long. Race. Wednesday. There. Salt. In. It. Salt. Bad. For. Long. Raced. .

[@MaydisLoft]

I normally take the grit away the day before basketing.

[@geoffhackett6509]

taking young birds on such short tosses is wasting u time if they are not ranging 2 or three miles on their own then their is something wrong with ur managment i take mine 20 klms for their first toss.

[@MaydisLoft]

I respect your approach, surely many people do that. There a a couple of reasons I go this short in the beginning.
I have a timeline I follow since I'm on the Light System, pull 9th and 10th and they are lockdown for the month of June for the moult.
I don't have time nor do I like to toss separately my younger ones from the first rounders and they were just starting to range.
I like to instill confidence of being released from the basket and aiming for home, and discipline on the calling and trapping. I find that shorter tosses but more frequent, often twice per day in the very beginning of their learning makes a difference.
I am not worried about going the distance at this stage. I have all of July and half of August to get them ready for the races.