Great video once again Frank. You blow away all the myths I grew up with here in the UK back in the 70’s and I’m looking forward to getting back into the sport in the next year or so and putting your methods into action. Keep up the good work! Cheers, Pete.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much. The is so many things in this sport that is taken as a must do and it is not needed.

Great results. Thanks for sharing this!

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed!

Love the videos frank. Keep them coming. 👍

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you! This video was a last minute thing. Did not get my microphone or the tripod to help steady my camera.

Mr Frank What a great performance once again..well done🎉tx for the videos🙏

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I like to see how little I can do and still compete at the top weekly.

What a great bird! Congrats Frank

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

She keeps adding to her record.

Nicely done sir!!! Thanks for sharing

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congrats Frank 🎉

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Congratulations Frank, Awesome Pigeons, Awesome job 💯👍🤙

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you. I have fun without a lot of effort. Hope your pigeons are doing super.

Nice work!!

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice Frank!! What a tough hen!!

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

She is a good one and keeps adding to her record.

I love this system i will definitely try it

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Simple and you can compete at the top.

Fantastic frank 👌

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Very good Frank thanks for shareing 😎

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Very welcome

What a great race today frank 👏

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

24 күн бұрын

Thank you! Had a better race this past Saturday at 317 miles.

Can't wait to start racing my youngsters 2024 and try out your system 🎉

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Hope I have helped make competing at the top easy.

Good job.🕊

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

24 күн бұрын

Thank you!

Well done congratulations 🎊🍾🎈🎉

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

Sir Congrats! 🎉

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Hey Frank congrats! Thats Great Results!!! Love your vids. Just curious what the top 3 birds were strain wise.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

26 күн бұрын

The first bird was a Geerinckx cross, second hen was Sablon Geerinkx and the 3rd hen was Joosen Sablon.

Super mate 👏

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you 👍

Awesome 👍

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Nice!

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

She must be so Happy at Home. .Nice

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

26 күн бұрын

She is special

that is a great system

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Nice to fly weekly at the top and be super competitive with very limited work and time.

@Jmb905

Ай бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons yes it is

hello frank good video.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Thank you!

Good performance as always, Frank, along with the simple and concise explanation.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it. Nice to do well without all that extra time and work.

Hey frank! What time of plywood did you used on your racing loft? Thanks

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

19 күн бұрын

Nothing special, whatever was least expensive. This hen loft was a gift and we move to the property.

Hi Frank, is that related to ur old dark hen400and 500 Winner 1931?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

She is a Geerinckx cross and not related to 1931. I hope to retire and breed her after the season

Hi do you take the grit away a couple days before basketing or do you keep grit always available?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

18 күн бұрын

Grit is always available to the race team. I never add fresh grit and minerals after Tuesday because the salt may dehydrate them. Usually I load the race team with fresh grit and minerals on day of return from the race and they have this all week.

We have a road here in Orlando called 436 famous for street racing it’s also known as semoran be a cool name for your 436 hen

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Semoran is a cool name for her!

Frank do you add anything race day to the water on arrival of your race team

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

2 күн бұрын

You can see my mix here. The birds recover fast. I use a chlorine remover, little honey, Nubiotic Oregano, Roni and very lite vitamin and electrolytes. Water cannot be too concentrated with any of this stuff. Just a little bit. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a4Kq1sOHXa27d6w.html

Hi Frank can you help me my young birds want fly when they drop they are panting much appreciated thanks David

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

I do not worry about panting if the wattles are white and eyes are tight. My second bird home at 507 miles flying nearly 11.5 hours came home panting like crazy from the training toss the day before shipping. You would never think she would fly all day a few days later. See this video on panting and you will feel better. kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y3WLpa2vabfbYrw.html

Thunk you 🌹for you.tul tul loft 🇧🇩

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

26 күн бұрын

Thank you!

I hear alot of fanciers say the birds need to stretch their wings the next day or two, keeping them in for a week, do they not getting stiff muscles or as we call it in South Africa, "muscle bound". Just want to know if that is true or not

@brendanpowell6670

Ай бұрын

Frank doesn’t let them out. I prefer to do it like most do. I don’t think it hurts them at all to get out and stretch there wings. They will only fly if they want too is how I see it. If they don’t leave the loft to fly then there’s your answer. The birds tell you what they want or need.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

It will not hurt them at all to keep them in nine or ten days after a big long flight. They must be fed the barley mix or they will get heavy and blow up like a ballon. Rest will allow the muscle to heal and recover. Couple training tosses and correct feeding and they are ready to fly all day long again. Watch this video. It gives step by step how I prepare and feed for the long distance. kzread.info/dash/bejne/qY2Lk6t6pNuxj7Q.html

@joshuaseptember6499

Ай бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thank you very much

Amazing Interesting that they can come back from such a distance I’ve taken my birds out on 15 miles and 30 mile toss and sometimes I lose them I took eight birds out on a 10 mile flight yesterday, and only Four birds return so far… It took them 2 to 3 hours to get back

@kerbyjackson88

Ай бұрын

Frank can chime in, but it's either the pigeons or the feeding. Some pigeons aren't suited for some terrain, but if you over feed, even good pigeons struggle if they're too fat. Go back and watch Frank's earlier videos and he explains the things that will give you some success.

@JonesRacingPigeons

Ай бұрын

@@kerbyjackson88 OK that makes sense. Thank you.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Kerby had some good points and could be many reasons why the birds are not returning. Feeding right and having the body nice and buoyant helps them fly effortlessly. You need to go slow adding distance and they should be flying well before you start training.

sir Frank,its okay if i use paddy rice instead of barley?

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

26 күн бұрын

You can use Paddy Rice in place of barley

It would be great to see the birds trapping in from the race

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Early this year I got some videos with them trapping. They trapped well for the 500 but they flew all day. 436 was in a dive from the wrong direction and landed right on the board. I think she may have made a big loop around a hawk or falcon.

Frank my birds just turned blue had training tosses when i want to basket them they blue droppngs turning green and wet help !

@brendanpowell6670

Ай бұрын

E. coli

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Send some photos if you can? I would rest and put them on Nubiotic for a week.

❤

Frank if sending to OLR what do you think is the ideal age for bird to fly the final

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

That is tough to say. I feel it is better if the birds are mature so send to the One Lofts when they first start receiving birds. Problem is no one has enough to send to all the races early. I send by the deadline in many cases and still do well. Usually, the pigeons are at least 6 months old before the final race. This was the last week to send to the CA Classic and Royal Cup. Sent my teams today. 6/4/24

@mickgolden5987

Ай бұрын

Great, thanks Frank greetings from ireland

Hi Mr. Frank thank you for your time sharing everything with us. You don’t know height nothing and good luck to you always.

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Happy you liked it.

Do you give them any protein formula other than the feed

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

They eat the rich feeds and can take what they want day of return and next day for long distance. Plenty of fat before the long flights. High protein is not great for racing.

@jehanzebsherwani5923

Ай бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thank you Frank for this answer. I am from Pakistan where racing pigeon sport is making good progress. Here We see alot of fanciers that promote the use of protein based formulas by jose thone and other well known brands. Seeing the great performance by your birds and the feeding regimen you suggest, am I clear in my understanding that good quality pigeons can be flown to 700km without using any protein based formula.

what you share for the feeds and how to train did help me get until the last lap 557.67KM distance Race, my Bird came 7th Place, and that was a big achievement for a 3 years old newbie Fancier, that race has several sea crossing, the 2nd to the last lap was 446.67KM also sea crossing. it was a +100KM jump from the last liberation. i have my Birds weight at a good condition, this next season will be another race for my Hen hopefully her ranking will be good also...

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

So Happy if I can help a little bit.

@anroemallapre5017

Ай бұрын

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons its not little it was a big game changer for me, Thank you for Sharing

How many oz is that pot ?

@kerbyjackson88

Ай бұрын

Go back and look at Frank's videos on "feeding celibate hens". He shows the measurements and weights on how he feeds. The little clay pickpot is a pretty good way to measure, though.

@mauraalan12707

Ай бұрын

I weighed it it’s 8oz for 10 birds

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

This video may help kzread.info/dash/bejne/l6l4lLZrfda0d84.html

Cherry bird bro

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

She is very special.

These guys don't know how to Race birds .I raced Pigeons in North Bergen NJ with the likes of Runnes Loft and Hillside Loft two of the best Lofts in the Country

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Would be nice to have that kind of competition again. Sad the numbers keep going down.

@patrickmcgorman3274

Ай бұрын

well done frank

Appreciate the update and the information it really helps a lot. The hen you sent is doing amazing should have eggs from her any day now with another pure SVR COCK. And the hen that died she had 2 eggs and one of them was still fine from the 🦝 attack so long story short that egg is now a chick 🐥 and is 11 days old thank you for all of your support and help 🙏🏼😎 it has really helped a new guy out a lot 🪽🧬🎯🏆🏆🏆

@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

Ай бұрын

Excellent!