hi" i have had pigeons since 1958 the sport is going down hill fast when i started as a boy of 10 you could bye pigeons by performence the homing world advertised pigeone as follows chequ cocok winner of 3 first 2 seconds so on no pedigree. now a days its all pedigree and no performence ,i cannot understand the price ask for birds now a days with no performence ,if there foriegn the higher the price im sorry but i dont think we are going to encourage new starters into the sport. i , have won every average therevis to win but i have lost intersest due to the commersial side of the sport i have neverv sold a pigeon on my life i have given them away and swapped ,and they have cleaned up on the north road nrc,club welsh naqtional irish national and even in scotland .the pigeons planet vanloons i do not part with birds now only on special sercumstances. good look all jimj