This is how i actually train my birds. Once their loft flying for 1hr and i dont see them around my property. I give them 2 weeks of just flying on their own once i see their flying for 1hr+. Then i take them 30 miles. Guess what most times they all get home. The first toss. Will take them a while to get back. 2nd toss same place 30 miles. They come home much faster. As long as the weather is good.
There was a guy in South Africa that his wife told him to cut down on birds because he had a lot of birds at this time he was sending to South Africa OLR and so he cut his birds down by taking all his racer that have only been loft fling and took them 50 miles and only got a couple back but he noticed that they where all related so he got ride of all the other lines and focused on his good line and eventually did really well at the South Africa OLR and these where young birds that he tested.
I tossed two yb approximately 50 miles first toss, not intentionally. I was supposed to toss them on the way back about 1/4 mile from the loft. I felt horrible when I realized I tossed them one by one about a minute apart about 40 or 50 birds. Anyway, to my surprise, when I got back checked, the loft one was sitting in the loft. About an hour later, I checked again, and the two were in the loft. I even lost an older bird on that toss.
I normally start mine at 20 miles twice then I jump them to 35~40 miles if they run for about a hour and when I take them training it’s on nice days so they don’t have to bad experiences on training tosses it doesn’t matter in a race because they have the experience to deal with it.👍
I really like that red !
This is how i actually train my birds. Once their loft flying for 1hr and i dont see them around my property. I give them 2 weeks of just flying on their own once i see their flying for 1hr+. Then i take them 30 miles. Guess what most times they all get home. The first toss. Will take them a while to get back. 2nd toss same place 30 miles. They come home much faster. As long as the weather is good.
You have some good bird I’m scared to try something like that haha
Some of my birds are from Poderosa Loft 😊he has great birds.
I believe it the birds are coming back from 30 miles on the first toss that’s really good
Good to know. Thanks
There was a guy in South Africa that his wife told him to cut down on birds because he had a lot of birds at this time he was sending to South Africa OLR and so he cut his birds down by taking all his racer that have only been loft fling and took them 50 miles and only got a couple back but he noticed that they where all related so he got ride of all the other lines and focused on his good line and eventually did really well at the South Africa OLR and these where young birds that he tested.
I tossed two yb approximately 50 miles first toss, not intentionally. I was supposed to toss them on the way back about 1/4 mile from the loft. I felt horrible when I realized I tossed them one by one about a minute apart about 40 or 50 birds. Anyway, to my surprise, when I got back checked, the loft one was sitting in the loft. About an hour later, I checked again, and the two were in the loft. I even lost an older bird on that toss.
This has essentially become my approach. First toss 40 miles and losses are minimal. So much less work with the same end result. 😅
I normally start mine at 20 miles twice then I jump them to 35~40 miles if they run for about a hour and when I take them training it’s on nice days so they don’t have to bad experiences on training tosses it doesn’t matter in a race because they have the experience to deal with it.👍
My uncle does this they settle then range for 1 hr for 2 weeks then they go 40 mile toss they all make it back
Is when there young
If they were young u will loose them
If ur birds have been flying all summer by u, then yes, as old, they should make it home 20 - 40 miles.
But for young birds, good luck.