that is rubbish mate,i have bought out of some of these markets of fancy pigeons,admittadly the birds do not look there best,but,the rough treatment they had,what do you expect,i purchased a pr of german beauty homers for £2 that were rough and under wieght,,,,,,,,7/8 months later they feed out of my hand and they are 9 yrs old,now sitting first eggs,,,,,,,,my £2 was well spent,if,only to let thier last remaining yrs in my loft happy and contented,I ENJOY THERE COMPANY,,,,,,,,,,,,,DO NOT make stupid and insane remarks on here like that for public to read and digest,i for one reject your ridiculous claims,you get what you pay for,,,,,if you or anyone else think i am a liar,I INVITE ANYONE TO COME AND SEE LIVING PROOF, ted ps,i also have more breeds from markets