Hi Frank I just want to thank you on that video about the food from tractor supply. The corn that you recommended to use is excellent it is so clean and dust free and the best part it's $10 for 40 lb bag. Thank you for sharing that with us.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Hello John, I do like this time of year because I can get the deer corn. I am surprised that the Deer corn is such higher quality. You think it would be the other way around and the Tractor Supply animal corn would be better. The deer will eat less quality I am sure.

Hi Mr. Frank very interesting video. I appreciate it. I’m a beginner I learned from your lot. Thank you.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

You are very welcome. So happy you like my videos. I hope to do another today.

Very good content thanks 👍

Excellent video Frank cheers.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Many thanks!

Thanks for sharing 👍

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Thank you too

Many thanks for all your information much appreciated DAVID IRELAND

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

Hi Frannk. Thanks for sharing this great video. How far and how often do you race the hens under this system? I'm preparing a small team of hens for a 7 week race from starting from 200km up to 700km. I'm looking to try to fly them celibate.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

I race weekly 317 miles and below and every other week for the long distance. You can race your hens weekly to 700 km. Email me and I can send my feeding program. Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

@blowuplikeafrog3700

Жыл бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons Thank you for replying. I've sent you an email.

Great video sir . How many tosses you recommend giving ybs between races ?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

I usually train 30 miles Tuesday and 50 to 60 miles Thursday. If fed correctly that is plenty.

Hi Frank. As you said you feed them once a day. What time you feed them? Thanks

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

I feed in the morning. I go the lofts maybe 9am and care for the pigeons. I spend very little time with my own birds and race team. I run the business from my barn at my home.

Hi frank. Very interested in this video. I’m a new flyer from Canada. I would like to try flying celebate hens. Do you let them have a round of young in the spring? And do you have problems trapping the hens in a different loft after having young?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

I must admit breaking the hens to the new loft is rough and takes a bit of time. The hens from the year before help train the younger birds. I do not pair them before the season but let them sit eggs after the season. Email me and I can send my feeding program. Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

Frank, you commented that you dont loft fly your OB much at all during race season.... once the YBs are flying well and trained out to 25 mi ... do you loft train the YBs much? as w many of us Hawks are bad here thanks Karl

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

I treat young bird pretty much the same. Once training begins we do not loft fly very much and try to race on Saturday's and train a couple times during the week. Usually train Tuesday and Thursday but hope to get a longer toss in on a training truck during the week. Weight is kept correct with feeding.

Very interesting. Do you loose many hens? I'm a tad surprised that they don't go looking for other lofts to pair up and breed or drop on grain stores with strays.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

No worries at all on losses. The pigeons fly for the love of the home first and are content and happy being home in the loft.

Like it What your mix ratios

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

These two links on recent videos will really help you. kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6l4lLZrfda0d84.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/gHl3r9xqfdjHkrA.html

Hi Frank, im only racing a couple seasons now. A quick question. Am i missing something with oldbird racing. Most lads seem to be training there oldbirds down the road everyday weeks now. How many trai ing tosses do you think is ok for oldbirds before first race.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Hi Raymond, My competitors are doing the same thing. If they are fed correctly and they body weight is nice and light, two weeks of training is enough. I try to get my birds out to about 40 miles before the first race. I use race one as training and then I am ready to go. Feed 80% barley and your pigeons will do great early on.

@raymondbirds2392

Жыл бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thanks For your reply

How important is it that the birds can’t see each other? Wonder if I should apply that to my YB’s. Is the theory that less interaction is less stress?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Pigeons are stimulated to mate by seeing other pigeons. I feel by having partitions between the perches they rest better and are less likely to mate to the bird sitting next to them. It work work for young and they will rest better.

How do you select if it is a hen when they are still young to form a team

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

My hens are all at least a year old on the system so it is quite easy. When they are young birds they are raced mixed sexes.

Hi I wish you can make a video of the lofts when it's not clean..😢

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

They are dry and healthy on deep litter. I hope to do more loft videos soon.

Do you have a program to race young birds

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

Hello, I would read my article on educating young birds on my website. I treat the old and young pigeons that same. Natural health, moderate training, no motivation and good body weight. This game is not difficult. We make it difficult. Best of luck, bestpigeons.com/educating-young-birds

Question why do you lock the hens out that don’t race?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

10 ай бұрын

During the day the hens are locked out in that little aviary. They are on wire and are less likely to mate and leg eggs by being locked out each day.

Do you raise young off these hens after the race season? Would that mess up the system for them if you did?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Жыл бұрын

You can certainly let them raise young after the season. I feel it will help them to be focused on male mates. I let them mate to the widow cocks and sit eggs usually. Some years I let the top racers raise a round of babies. They need to mate with the opposite sex after the season.