Hormoform

Racing pigeons burn through nutritional reserves at a different rate to a bird that just flies around a garden, and a basic seed diet doesn't always keep pace with what breeding, racing and moulting each demand in turn.

Hormoform is a feed supplement designed to make up mineral and vitamin shortfalls in a pigeon's basic diet — a compound of high-energy fats and oils, proteins, amino acids, yeast, malt extract, vitamins, minerals and trace elements, mixed onto a cereal base. It contains the amino acid methionine, described as particularly useful during the moult to support new feather growth. It's sold as a 5kg pack.

• 5kg pack
• Mixed onto a cereal base
• Contains methionine, aimed at supporting feather growth during the moult
• Designed to top up mineral and vitamin gaps across breeding, racing and moulting
• Fits into an existing feeding system rather than replacing it

The information gap here. There's no feeding rate or percentage inclusion figure given on this card for how much Hormoform to mix in per bird or per feed, so follow whatever dosing guidance is printed on the bag itself rather than guessing at a quantity, and introduce any new supplement gradually.

Who it's for: pigeon keepers managing a loft through breeding, racing or the moult who want a supplement to cover nutritional gaps a plain diet can leave.