Why cant you racer lads form an association ,to transport your own birds ,surely there are enough of you ,,my theory is that john lives in corwall ,bill lives in devon ,sam lives in somerset etc ,you could possibly form a skeleton network collecting birds from local reportings and passing them along the line ,outsiders would have to pay to use your scheme naturally ,think about it ,it would work if you can get enough racing enthusiasts involved and it would save you a lot of money too,.