this is the way pigeon racing is now kenny its hard to build and keep a team of pigeons now m8 and even harder for the small team guys the only advice i can give you is dont send your birds every week pick your races that you want to have ago in and dont send them all even in perfect weather we have bad races m8 and like you said one or two bad ones and your seasons over so dont have all your eggs in one basket so if you get the bad one and you will its only a matter of time you will still have some good birds left to carry on good luck with it kenny