At the quiz the other night, all 4 national flyers agreed, that they liked birds to have flown a race that gave 8 or 9 hours on the wing, prior to the chanel.
ALSO MEANT TO ADD, THAT I ALWAYS HAVE A COUPLE OF OLD SPARE HENS IN WITH THE YOUNGSTERS. THEY SEE THESE OLD HENS DRINK AND EAT, AND THEY KNOW WHERE THE FEED AND DRINK IS.