have you heard the saying one mans rubbish is another mans gold? well I read a article by bert braspenning a he said pigeons not up to his standard were put in the pot to make a nice soup;theres one thing he will never suffer from cocci or canker eating that soup will he;any way the point I make is would he not be better of selling that bird to the likes of me for 30 or 40 pounds and buying himself a nice leg of lamb or two.think about it his worst will still be top breeding,may be it had a bit ligament damage in wing which slowed it down,some small problem which held it back as a racer by the way no calling bert hes my idol among pigeon trainers top man. ithink I read that he did not send them more than 300 miles at one time may be try them with 450 milers to put a bit of zip in the breeding. as I say one mans rubbish is?