Is it all worth it

[CHARLTON34]

Hope she works back in m8, not a nice feeling when this happens.
We all run the gauntlet every time we train or race that's how it is unfortunately.

[Anthony webster]

Definitely become very hard to do things with pigeons that we took for granted years ago

[Anthony webster]

Hope she's just hiding pal and gets home soon pal

[The Maltster]

Glad she's home Neil,

[Diamond Dave]

Pleased for you Neil.

[The Maltster]

Showing her distance racing values there Neil, homing at 8-40pm

[CHARLTON34]

Can I ask Neil would you stop her or put her in your stock loft to be retained m8.
Glad you got her back, it's a horrible feeling waiting & not nowing.

[king]

If it's only a few feathers missing and not any skin damage I'd keep racing her Neil. Glad you got her back, bet your face had a smile when she dropped in late

[Diamond Dave]

If it's only a few feathers missing and not any skin damage I'd keep racing her Neil. Glad you got her back, bet your face had a smile when she dropped in late

King, again, I am only asking and not questioning -
if you send a bird with feathers missing, is it a possibility that Bop would see that as a weakness and single the bird out.
I have 2 here that have been lucky and got away with a few feathers missing but I am waiting for the feathers to grow back before sending them again.
Is there any benefit to keeping them going?

[CHARLTON34]

How I look at it is would it be like running a 100mtr race with only 1 track shoe on & bare foot the other, what I'm trying to say would missing feathers affect the arodinamic of the pigeon making it slower.