419 Mile Race | Numbers matter | 2024 Young Birds

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  • čas přidán 5. 09. 2024

Komentáře • 30

  • @Don_Loft97
    @Don_Loft97 Před 3 měsíci +2

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

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

      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

  • @JMFLOFT
    @JMFLOFT Před 3 měsíci +1

    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
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @JMFLOFT
      @JMFLOFT Před 3 měsíci +1

      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
    @breedersjourney Před 3 měsíci +1

    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
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @breedersjourney
      @breedersjourney Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @ausfuhrpramienjagar
    @ausfuhrpramienjagar Před 3 měsíci +1

    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
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @ausfuhrpramienjagar
      @ausfuhrpramienjagar Před 3 měsíci

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

  • @jasonjordan9101
    @jasonjordan9101 Před 3 měsíci +1

    "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
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci

      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
      @jasonjordan9101 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@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.

  • @brianbehan1376
    @brianbehan1376 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Hi why do you pull the ninth and tenth flights

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci

      It's so that they regain their primary flights ahead of time to be fully moulted and be ready to race.
      czcams.com/video/DMY0Nbxl6vc/video.html

  • @abcloft302
    @abcloft302 Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes, you can have one if both hatch.

    • @abcloft302
      @abcloft302 Před 3 měsíci +1

      @@MaydisLoft let me know please I take a
      Squeaker

  • @eydelolmos489
    @eydelolmos489 Před 2 měsíci +1

    What are you feeding

  • @MrNove7000
    @MrNove7000 Před 2 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @DanzaLoft
    @DanzaLoft Před 3 měsíci +1

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

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

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

  • @kelleyebitz7136
    @kelleyebitz7136 Před 2 měsíci +1

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

    • @MaydisLoft
      @MaydisLoft  Před 2 měsíci

      I normally take the grit away the day before basketing.

  • @geoffhackett6509
    @geoffhackett6509 Před 3 měsíci +1

    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
      @MaydisLoft  Před 3 měsíci +1

      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.