YB Season 2026

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A very good result Leon, but you know you can only get better,. The good thing is you aim for your goals, then make it work. I know this because you push to those limits, that is needed to be the best. Keep pushing mate, only you can make it happen. Well done Mate.
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Well done Leon, hope others get back safely
Sadies Lofts home of decent birds just a useless loft manager, and now a confirmed loser but proud :D :D
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09.08.2026

Feeding: 50% Reise Light 50% Mifuma Relax

Suppelents: Vitalo Top + Carni Speed in drinker / Lebertran + Entrobac + K+K Protein over the food

Race/Training: x

Note: 76/80 Back home from yesterdays race. Good returns overall compared to alot of the others in the fed. Pretty interesting that another fed in our combine released from the same place 1 hour after us then they miss over 30% of their yb's still..
Probaly went with another flock that crossed their and flew in the opposite direction. Next race was supposed to be a FG race (Flight group) Basically a transport group with another fed in our combine. but they didn't even have their first race yet so i doubt that will hapen since they wont basket their first race for 115 miles. But we gotta see anyways what happens this weekend with weather currently looking like either a sunday race instead of saturday or a shorter race then planned. But still plenty time until then for the weather forcast to change.
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Good going @leon well done 👍 we was off the pace this weekend with the step up which surprised me they had done really well Wednesday training from same lib point, but we took 26th fed from 2k birds roughly so still respectable wishing you luck at weekend mate👍
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Rdhd Danny wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2026 11:00 am Good going @leon well done 👍 we was off the pace this weekend with the step up which surprised me they had done really well Wednesday training from same lib point, but we took 26th fed from 2k birds roughly so still respectable wishing you luck at weekend mate👍
26th out of 2k~ is still a very good result. Next one will go better tho im sure
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10.08.2026

Feeding: 50% Reise Light 50% Mifuma Relax

Suppelents: Vitalo Top + Carni Speed in drinker

Race/Training: 1 1/2 hours on house

Note: 2 more returned today from saturdays race making it 78/80 home. As predicted our flight master already announced today that the race possibly be delayed to sunday or even monday this week due to the extreme heat on friday which will make basketing not possible.
Im fine with whatever to be honest id prefer saturday because i can stick to my plan and routine of products. But my gut tells me sunday so ill probaly skip the supplements on wednesday and continue the plan thursday. and add another day of light feeding. If they do decide to race on saturday then they will have to go to the race a bit leaner then i would like to but still should still manage.
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@leon yes still a respectable performance but I have around 9 this year in this group that have performed amazing in training I was expecting more especially after Wednesday training they smashed it and the second fed bird and 6th fed both had come in first drop Wednesday but onto Saturday good luck Leon for you also 👍
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12.08.2026

Feeding: 100% Reise Light

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Note: Today our fed decided that racing day with 90% is going to be monday instead of saturday due to weather conditions. Guess theres nothing to do other then accept it. If only these things wouldn't be decided last minute then i would still keep my feeding way lighter but its fine. SUpplement plan will change accordingly to the 2 additional days with just 2 days of carni speed today and tomorrow. Possible chance of the first FG (Flight group) race of the season together with another fed. should bring the number up to 1500 birds. But thats not decided yet and probaly wont be decided until 1-2 days before basketing if even. Sometimes they also just dont tell us. Start of the year my father decided to join the board as 2nd "President" or whatever it would be called in english in hopes that we could get some change and some structure in here. But since 98% works on a voting system of the whole board we are overruled alot of times anyways. most people in there have been there and have been friends since more then 20 years hard to beat that i guess. Prime example was 2024 when the president was 1st yb champion in fed after 5 races and he convinced most of his friends in the fed to not basket anymore so the season ends there since we didn't have 150 birds anymore to continue so he could win 1st yb champ. But what can you really do gotta make the most out of it and hopefully finally bring the fed win home and continue the good performance. But its again one of those days i wish i was born 20 years earlier to enjoy the prime of this fed when there was no trouble and no beef within the fed everyday.
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@leon yes the management nowadays is terrible in lots of feds mate, we lucky we have a great fed and management now but we have had some bad ones in the past unwilling to change, hopefully you get to race this weekend 👍
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Another change for you and the birds Leon, but i am sure you will have them ready mate. I think it is time for you, to step up and make your claim mate. All the hard work will be rewarded.
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