Morning toss for the 2024 Racing Pigeons and why there's so few

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

Geez, that sucks! Good luck with the birds that survived. I'm only seeing about 13 left.

[@kerbyjackson88]

That's exactly what's left. Adenovirus 2 is brutal. I've never seen anything like it.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

@@kerbyjackson88 .. Need to get the Adeno Vaccine.

[@kerbyjackson88]

@ausfuhrpramienjagar From what I can find out, there doesn't appear to be one on the market. One biotechnology company mentions one, but they appear to be seeking funding to bring it to market or finish trials. There are vaccines for poultry Adenovirus, but they are Types 8 and 9. The Type 2 is the massive killer for pigeons.

[@ausfuhrpramienjagar]

@@kerbyjackson88 .. Type 2 is basically an old bird virus, doesn't bother young birds too much. Not like regular Adenovirus.

[@MaydisLoft]

Sorry to ear about your adeno problem and your losses. Best of luck with the YB'S you have. When do your races start?

[@kerbyjackson88]

@@MaydisLoft Thanks. We will be racing young birds in October and yearlings and old birds in May or June. The "trick" for me will be to keep this small team around and have enough late hatches to carry through into next year. The leftovers on this team had to be tough to survive and are doing pretty well, so I think a good number will make it to October.

[@airchamplofts3335]

Kirby, I am so very careful now about who I get birds from, to the point where I am not really bringing in any new birds in my loft. I have friends who literally lost their entire loft because of bringing in one new bird and not treating them before introducing into their flock. If you need anything let me know, my brother!!

[@Patelofts740]

That is a shame to hear hope everything gets better for yah and frank McLaughlin is a amazing person I got my very first pair of racing pigeons from him just 4 months ago and I watch all of his videos he is the man for information and tricks to the sport I can say he has made me getting into this sport a lot easier and maydisloft has helped me tremendously without them two I would have been lost.i appreciate the update keep up the amazing videos 🏆🙏🏼🤞🏼🧬🪽🪽

[@kerbyjackson88]

​@@Patelofts740 Frank is top notch. You definitely went to the right source for a start. He and I have six birds together in Hoosier.

[@Patelofts740]

@@kerbyjackson88 yes sir he is a great guy he has helped me so much he even blessed me with a amazing 2023 hen after a raccoon killed my first hen😭 and at the time i only had the one pair so i was so grateful for that.but i still need to get some more breeding pairs I only have 2 of age breeding pairs but i am very grateful for the amazing pigeons i have 🙏🏼🏆🧬🤞🏼🪽🪽

[@Patelofts740]

@@kerbyjackson88 that is awesome and I pray you guys have the best results 🤞🏼🙏🏼🏆🪽

[@NewBeginningKennelLoft]

That sucks to hear. I pray you make a great and full recovery ❤️‍🩹 at least you have some survivors. Keep flying. I look forward to all your videos and encouragement. And the great spreading of knowledge you do

[@kerbyjackson88]

@NewBeginningKennelLoft Thanks. This was a tough experience, but I'm trying to look at it as a learning experience and have a lot of data on the losses. It's been really eye-opening and dare I say it, intriguing and highly educational. Hopefully, we actually gain from it, even though it might sound like a really funny way to look at it.

[@NewBeginningKennelLoft]

@@kerbyjackson88 what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, so they say . I didn’t die in my car accident but I’m definitely not stronger 😂 but Im grateful