German classic OLR 2024

[NeilA]

582 back now

Any explanation given for it or just down to a head wind being strong ?

Very strong winds from the East Neil, Arrivals 601/884

So 700 lost or missing since the start
That probably a better percentage home than many of the OLR

[Buster121]

628 back now, is your other one back Dev I never went through the lists

[George and Morgan]

Steve on the olr site if you go into search and print dever his birds come up without going on the list

[Devo1956]

628 back now, is your other one back Dev I never went through the lists

No Buster, i still only got the 1 back.

[Devo1956]

So at the end of a very long year, in which i enjoyed so back there next year with a team.

https://www.german-classic-olr.de/top-t ... nale-2024/

[Andy]

I appreciate that it’s a way of you still enjoying the sport and you really enjoy sourcing your entrances Devo and it’s great seeing your enthusiasm for it. But as you know it’s not for me. What now happens to the 628 birds that have returned? I know they will probably be auctioned, but who will want them. The only ones that will be of any interest are possibly the only the first few in the final result. It sounds like a big batch arrived together so any one of them could have won it. So the last of that group over the pad is no worse than the first. But that one won’t be as saleable. Yes there will be some of those 628 birds that have “super” pedigrees but they have failed to succeed. So these have been tested and not proven themselves so effectively worthless as stock birds. So most of these youngsters are under 10 months old and no longer wanted. They have been used for what they were bred for. These OLRs don’t prove the best birds just the lucky ones. It’s a shame that most of these birds don’t get the chance to prove their true ability into later life.
Sorry just my way of looking at it.

[NeilA]

I appreciate that it’s a way of you still enjoying the sport and you really enjoy sourcing your entrances Devo and it’s great seeing your enthusiasm for it. But as you know it’s not for me. What now happens to the 628 birds that have returned? I know they will probably be auctioned, but who will want them. The only ones that will be of any interest are possibly the only the first few in the final result. It sounds like a big batch arrived together so any one of them could have won it. So the last of that group over the pad is no worse than the first. But that one won’t be as saleable. Yes there will be some of those 628 birds that have “super” pedigrees but they have failed to succeed. So these have been tested and not proven themselves so effectively worthless as stock birds. So most of these youngsters are under 10 months old and no longer wanted. They have been used for what they were bred for. These OLRs don’t prove the best birds just the lucky ones. It’s a shame that most of these birds don’t get the chance to prove their true ability into later life.
Sorry just my way of looking at it.

100 percent my feeling
Greed / money is behind the races and not much thought for a living creature
I had 25 ybs in 18 seconds this year to win the fed I don’t value the 1st over the pad more than the other 24

[Devo1956]

I appreciate that it’s a way of you still enjoying the sport and you really enjoy sourcing your entrances Devo and it’s great seeing your enthusiasm for it. But as you know it’s not for me. What now happens to the 628 birds that have returned? I know they will probably be auctioned, but who will want them. The only ones that will be of any interest are possibly the only the first few in the final result. It sounds like a big batch arrived together so any one of them could have won it. So the last of that group over the pad is no worse than the first. But that one won’t be as saleable. Yes there will be some of those 628 birds that have “super” pedigrees but they have failed to succeed. So these have been tested and not proven themselves so effectively worthless as stock birds. So most of these youngsters are under 10 months old and no longer wanted. They have been used for what they were bred for. These OLRs don’t prove the best birds just the lucky ones. It’s a shame that most of these birds don’t get the chance to prove their true ability into later life.
Sorry just my way of looking at it.

100 percent my feeling
Greed / money is behind the races and not much thought for a living creature
I had 25 ybs in 18 seconds this year to win the fed I don’t value the 1st over the pad more than the other 24

The points you make, Andy and Neil. is a fair point of view from people that dont like OLR. If i was to say they will all be looked after, i would be a fool. I do not argue about it being a money making sport, But it goes along with other sports. If you look around the world, it's going on in every country. I do enjoy being a part of the sport, so for myself i will carry on while i can. But good points raised by you both.

[Andy]

I appreciate that it’s a way of you still enjoying the sport and you really enjoy sourcing your entrances Devo and it’s great seeing your enthusiasm for it. But as you know it’s not for me. What now happens to the 628 birds that have returned? I know they will probably be auctioned, but who will want them. The only ones that will be of any interest are possibly the only the first few in the final result. It sounds like a big batch arrived together so any one of them could have won it. So the last of that group over the pad is no worse than the first. But that one won’t be as saleable. Yes there will be some of those 628 birds that have “super” pedigrees but they have failed to succeed. So these have been tested and not proven themselves so effectively worthless as stock birds. So most of these youngsters are under 10 months old and no longer wanted. They have been used for what they were bred for. These OLRs don’t prove the best birds just the lucky ones. It’s a shame that most of these birds don’t get the chance to prove their true ability into later life.
Sorry just my way of looking at it.

100 percent my feeling
Greed / money is behind the races and not much thought for a living creature
I had 25 ybs in 18 seconds this year to win the fed I don’t value the 1st over the pad more than the other 24

The points you make, Andy and Neil. is a fair point of view from people that dont like OLR. If i was to say they will all be looked after, i would be a fool. I do not argue about it being a money making sport, But it goes along with other sports. If you look around the world, it's going on in every country. I do enjoy being a part of the sport, so for myself i will carry on while i can. But good points raised by you both.

I’m not suggesting that the birds aren’t looked after as I’m sure they are. It’s just that they are used as a short term commodity where most are not around long after the final race.
But I fully understand why in your position you enjoy this way of keeping you involved in the sport.

[Andy]

I appreciate that it’s a way of you still enjoying the sport and you really enjoy sourcing your entrances Devo and it’s great seeing your enthusiasm for it. But as you know it’s not for me. What now happens to the 628 birds that have returned? I know they will probably be auctioned, but who will want them. The only ones that will be of any interest are possibly the only the first few in the final result. It sounds like a big batch arrived together so any one of them could have won it. So the last of that group over the pad is no worse than the first. But that one won’t be as saleable. Yes there will be some of those 628 birds that have “super” pedigrees but they have failed to succeed. So these have been tested and not proven themselves so effectively worthless as stock birds. So most of these youngsters are under 10 months old and no longer wanted. They have been used for what they were bred for. These OLRs don’t prove the best birds just the lucky ones. It’s a shame that most of these birds don’t get the chance to prove their true ability into later life.
Sorry just my way of looking at it.

100 percent my feeling
Greed / money is behind the races and not much thought for a living creature
I had 25 ybs in 18 seconds this year to win the fed I don’t value the 1st over the pad more than the other 24

I agree with you valuing all your birds that drop together as equals, and so they should be. You would want to keep the ones that consistently drop with the leaders even if not the first over the pads. The ones you wouldn’t want are the ones that may win one race but be off the pace in others. I don’t know how any real value can be put on the winner of a OLR final if it’s the only time it has been in with the leading batch.