I am happy you liked it. I try to use methods that will help fanciers that do not have a lot of time become very successful. I put very little time into the pigeons and have much success.

Great idea for a video and also questions you can ask Live next time.

Hi Kevin, Email me at Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com I will be able to help.

Hi. Tung Nguyen. I'm glad you like pigeons too🕊️

Hi David, I am having fun and want to share if possible and maybe help a few fanciers. We can all learn from each other. Thank you, Frank

This is very nice of you. I am lucky that I can compete and do well with very limited time. Anyone can have success if they spend all day every day worrying about the race team. I use methods that will help the busy pigeon fancier succeed. I look forward to the next live stream and your questions. Break them into small parts. I will keep going until I answer all questions.

Many thanks for all the information continued success for the future yours in sport

Very same to you.

Thank you very much!

Hello Ian, Hope we can spend more time in the future. Love the UK and going over to Blackpool.

More to come! Thank you so much

This is nice of you. I had fun and will do again soon. I am learning how this all works.

Happy you enjoyed.

Excellent point. You must start with the genetics.

So happy you enjoyed it. I will do another later this month.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons can you make videos on feeds during training young birds season and how you train them to there first flight ? Tia:)

I am pleased you like them and I hope to have people think about what they are doing.

Thank you. Nice to have that result. Had a bit of luck.

Thank you for watching and commenting

I will get that video together soon.

The sport is not difficult. Good pigeons, good loft, trained adequately and perfect body weight is the secret.

You are the best! Thank you

You are too nice! Thank you.

Happy you liked it.

Very pleased you liked it. Was not sure what to expect and will keep improving.

It will make a massive difference.

Was not sure what would happen to Live Stream and will do this again soon now that I know it works and fanciers liked it.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons Think I’m gonna start raising my children the same way Thks I’m a beginner started organizing 2mnths ago outta Putnam NY .You’re great.

You are too nice and keep it simple. I will explain feeding soon which will change the sport for you.

You can see the entire thing under Live on my KZfaq page. It was fun

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons Yes I was able to watch the rest of it . Thank you

Hi Roger, I will keep trying to improve my videos and the live stream was so much fun.

I do appreciate this. Thank you for being so nice!

Thank you. I will keep trying to improve.

Happy you enjoyed.

Should be a nice boost of protein for the growing babies. I have mixed in dog food in the past and the birds loved it.

I am having fun and will try to improve the videos going forward. Thank you!

Hello Ray, You are too nice! Thank you

Happy you liked it and look forward to next time.

Thank you 👍

Excellent question and I plan two videos on feeding. One for short distance and one for long distance. For races above 300 miles you should increase the safflower at least the day of shipping or even the day before shipping.

If you feed until they leave a handful of barley you can leave this in front of the pigeons. They will finish in the next hour or so. There should never be more than a light sprinkling of barley in the feeder when start going to water. I never add fresh grits and minerals after Tuesday during the race season. I never pull or remove grits and minerals. They have free choice even on shipping day. If they need the minerals they will eat what they need.

Trying to find the time to do the Feeding Video. It will be a game changer for you. I use the same for young and old birds. Once you master feeding you will master racing.

Email me some photos or a video of your pigeons and I can take a look. Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

That should be a great video and I will try to do this soon.

If you only have barley and safflower my 80% barley and 20% Safflower. What my two feeding videos. They will help.

Hello John, I use Rabbit pellets maybe a handful each week for greens. I like the rabbit pellets that have the number one ingredient is alfalfa.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons wow… interesting. Thanks Frank!

There are certainly things in nature that can cause big problems with homing and solar flares are one of them.

Email me and I can send you a simple system to follow. Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

I only exercise and or train in the morning. Twice a day is not necessary if you are feeding correctly.

Thank you and Congratulations for 5 place yesterday on Florida pigeon Derby.

There is not much you can do. The bird will always be like this. Might get a little better over time and you can use for a breeder but the head will be lopsided.

I start adding Barley at maybe 30% when I want the babies to start flying around the lofts. Not sooner than two months old. I go to the racing feed two weeks before the start of the race season.

Loved it. Very impressive.

Go with 75% safflour and 25% hemp. That is great for fat.

I am lucky that I have grain dealers near me and have my feed delivered from Global Pigeon out of New York. Brown's, Baden and Versele Laga are all good. You may be able to order on Chewy but I am not sure.

When you need the young to start exercising well add 30% barley to the feed mix. I go to my barley mix about a week before the first race. 30% barley in the mix will increase their loft flying.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thank you

I use chicken pellets to supplement my breeders. I feed grain in one feeder for the breeders and I have chicken lay pellets in another feeder for the breeders. They eat maybe 10% pellets which is good for minerals and protein.

Very best mineral supplement on the market is the Natural VitaMineral It is a pink mineral. See my mineral Video here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/a9x5i6iU0a7NenU.html

I did mess a bit with L-Carnitine in the 90's but have not used since. Really not sure and do not think it will make much of a difference.

You must use in the husk barley. I link Baden and Versela Laga barley but most grain companies probably have a nice barley available.

Minerals are most important along with plenty of a good feed mix. I want them to have everything they need during the molt.

Sorry race birds

When I feed the race team I only feed once a day and they clean everything up fairly fast. It is a limited amount of feed. The great pigeons keep a nice perfect body weight without too much feed. I will try to show my birds this race season eating and how much I give them. It is maybe less than many give. If you are worrying about how much to give add a 1/2 tablespoon of rabbit pellets to their mix each day and when they leave the pellets they had enough.

Vaccinating is important. You can watch anytime. You will enjoy.

Yes, I am learning from your video’s and keep repeating it when I am not busy.

Today I was equal 1st Florida Derby full sibling to the pedigree I showed you.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons I am very to heard that the full sibling to the bird pedigree you showed me was equal to the 1st to Florida derby. Congratulation, Frank.

That would be mistake. You should use a 14 to 16% protein grain mix. Many types of breeder mixes are good but the minerals and grits are more important than the grain you use as long as the pigeons have plenty of feed. The barley mix is great for racing.

You can still watch it under Live on my KZfaq page. I had fun and think you will enjoy

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons I watched it and loved it. Thanks for the info

Hi Kevin, Some babies not matter what you do will not thrive. We call it failure to thrive. Not your fault and happens to a weakling sometimes. Do not worry.

Email me Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

Training with another flyer even if you need to go the wrong direction of the race course will teach the pigeons to break. Watch my Education Young Bird Video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKlhqdlh2pi4nYU.html

The young not on the dark are very competitive in the second half of the race season once they have finished the body molt. I can beat the dark birds but not in August when the season starts. The end is where the best races are anyway.

My favorite is Versele Laga Barley but Browns or Baden also offers a great barley. Hope you can get a barley from a good place.

Sad to lose them and you will get better with more experience,

I keep feed in front of them at all times when molting or at least feed once a day all they can eat of a 14 to 16% protein mix.

thank you very much.

i have raced as long as you .done ok over the years from the long ones but the last few years our fed are short to middle races going to have ago next year. you are lerning me to race pigeons again. i watch you all the time going to race like you. your feeding is amazing. thank you frank. steve.@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons

when racing cocks and hens can they see each other.

please send me your system thanks .

Great question but the body weight and pigeons that stay light and buoyant is genetics. Some pigeons have a more corky feel and great feather and just do not get fat and heavy. Those are the pigeons to select for breeding. Makes racing much easier.

Most of the time if you handle pigeon that just flew five or six hours that is how it should have gone to the race. I know at shipping if they are perfect weight and if they are perfect I have an amazing race. They must be light and buoyant and never round but not skinny and boney. Check this out: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pMBkgsSTnc6rYWQ.html

I like to show and tell exactly what I do. I have done much experimenting over the years and if I find something better I will certainly let everyone know.

Would be gratefully appreciate it thanks

Most likely your pigeons are too fat. Feed mostly barley all week and give some fat seeds the day of shipping.

I feel husky rice would be a good replacement. It will have high fiber and the birds will most likely not want to eat this in large amounts. Give it a try an let me know what you find in the results. I can learn something from you and help others if you have more success.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thank you for the advice.

That is a good mix if you are training and working the pigeons harder than I do. I suggest 60% barley and 40% black label once a day six days a week for races under 350 miles and you will see better body weight in the pigeons. They should clean up all the feed at the feeding. On days you are not exercising or training the birds during rest give 80% barley. Watch what happens with your results.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons thank you

Start making the change in the feed and you will be okay

I do not like peanuts. The main reason is most fancier give too many too often. The pigeons love peanuts and the pigeons train the fancier to give them many. There are other small fat seeds that are easier to control to give birds energy for long races. I would suggest only using a few peanuts on the pad when the birds home from a race or training. They learn to land right on the pad and compete for the five or six peanuts available. Keep peanuts in the cool and in the fridge.

I don't give them but I have heard a lot of pigeon men say they are good to race them on am trying to get my feeding right

Email me and I can send you my feeding program. Frank@McLaughlinLofts.com

That is difficult to say. Finding great long distance pigeons is tough. I need my birds to fly 500 and 600 miles on the day so they need to have endurance and still have some speed. Marathon birds are usually too slow for me.

Are you asking about the Dark System? Can you give ask in another way? I will check back later.

I buy from Global Pigeon Supply. I have it delivered. It is a Versele Laga product. Some buy it on Chewy.

@@FrankMcLaughlinPigeons Chewy it’s out if stock.

If you can find good quality barley you can mix your own.

Send some photos of the pigeon loft and closeup of the pigeons heads so I can see the condition of the respiratory.

We race the young birds from end of August to first week of November

Maybe ask the question in another way. You can feed mostly barley for 610 Km

I have not noticed so I am not sure. Birds should have excellent dropping on any grain mix.

That is a good question. The Janssen Brothers had much success and most likely had some great genetics and these pigeons won short distance. Most crossed their pigeons and had more success. There was much secrecy at the Janssen Brothers loft and only wrote the parents band numbers on the ring cards. Rumor has it their best pigeons came through the Fabry bird they brought in. We will never know for sure what they did. After they became famous the did not race for many years and just sold. Many were only looking for the ring for marketing purposes

What is the question? Are you looking for racing pigeons? Where are you located?

I do appreciate this. I have not looked at instagram. I am so busy all the time I have trouble keeping up with all the messages. My son will be able to help me get started on Instagram.

Rumble is the best platform

Hi Graham, So happy you liked this.