I have taken a bit of a hammering today with Lanarkshire , the birds are natural and it was their first race but I expected them to do the 117 ok not fast but ok , is there more to my bad race than just a hard day ! When basketing my birds yesterday I picked up a couple and noticed the very slightest of darkness in the wattle so took no chance and left them both at home. The rest looked fine but were they ! today's race has me wondering , The two hens I left have no markes today ? But 4/16 is not good .