i'm not sure how it works with this courier as the birds were payed for the other end. but i used uk pigeon courier's also this week and i payed for 1 bird this end and he took 2 other's which were being payed for when they reached the other guy. he seemed happy for the buisness and was'nt worried about having the money up front, also the young birds i had delivered were in good nick and in tidy boxes.