Why do convoyers not report these things.Longtown maybe a bad lib point if the birds arent clearing and surely communication is the key to successful racing.Too much cloak & dagger crap in the pigeon game.
Midland fed liberated at 10.45 from Lockerbie, Lanarkshire liberated at 10.30 roughly 13 miles further .Both feds flying same route and most definately have met with each other on route but Midland fed birds doing 1600s velocity and Lanarkshire doing mostly 1200s.Why is this ??? PERCY STRIKES AGAIN.
All birds eat different amounts.Give as much as they can eat and then take feeding away from them after an hour. This insures your birds will have the reserves they need in later races.
Definately a method I have used for my distance candidates before, but when your doos are right , they dont eat as much. Feeding a small amount, regularly helps combat this problem.