UkPigeonRacing

Devo1956 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 10:05 pm

Buster121 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 9:53 pm

Devo1956 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 9:20 pm

Tony, for 5 Euros a Pkt, i would say well worth it. could be used all year. Racing, Moulting, Breeding and don't forget recovery.

You bringing some back with you Dev

Yes Buster, i will be bringing some home. Along with some other stuff for the lads.

Well done mate

That sounds like a very balanced supplement.
I am wary of putting mineral salts in the water here in the heat. Electrolyte solutions can in fact make dehydration worse, so they drink more which makes the dehydration worse so they drink more........
I prefer a trick the American racehorse trainers use. It's called the salt box. They mix electrolyte salts with coarse salt and leave it in the stable all the time.
I do a similar thing but I use shell grit instead of coarse salt. The pigeons eat what they need of it and there is no mistakenly making them take too much in the water.

Devo1956 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 7:01 pm Tony, not this product, but there are other products on the market. But some of the flyers in spain use them, I as chatting to a guy in the corn shop over here. I am using them daily for myself.

Whilst these products maybe fine for you, they may not be suitable for pigeons. Dose is calculated by body weight. An average man is 156.1 lbs (70.8 kg), a pigeon is between 300 and 400 grams (roughly 10 to 14 ounces) which is about 178 times less than a man.
And if we humans can overdose on vitamins and minerals, am sure pigeons can?

king wrote: Fri Jul 31, 2026 3:22 pm

Devo1956 wrote: Thu Jul 30, 2026 7:01 pm Tony, not this product, but there are other products on the market. But some of the flyers in spain use them, I as chatting to a guy in the corn shop over here. I am using them daily for myself.

Whilst these products maybe fine for you, they may not be suitable for pigeons. Dose is calculated by body weight. An average man is 156.1 lbs (70.8 kg), a pigeon is between 300 and 400 grams (roughly 10 to 14 ounces) which is about 178 times less than a man.
And if we humans can overdose on vitamins and minerals, am sure pigeons can?

King i can only agree with you reference , if i was using for the birds. I would put 1/4 of a tablet into a gallon of water. A pkt would last you a while. like i say very cheap when you work it out.
But it does state children over 6 yrs of age, so i will use that guide.

do they contain any banned products like caffeine

worm wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2026 9:55 am do they contain any banned products like caffeine

None at all Worm.

My view may not be universally accepted but I’m a firm believer that if the birds are given a correct balanced diet depending on what they are expected to do then the plethora of supplements on the market are in the main pointless and to give them anything designed for humans is plain silly given the difference in physiology’s
After exertion and during the moult I agree that some assistance is warranted but not all the time still that’s my view for what it’s worth

Bowbroom wrote: Sat Aug 01, 2026 10:57 am My view may not be universally accepted but I’m a firm believer that if the birds are given a correct balanced diet depending on what they are expected to do then the plethora of supplements on the market are in the main pointless and to give them anything designed for humans is plain silly given the difference in physiology’s
After exertion and during the moult I agree that some assistance is warranted but not all the time still that’s my view for what it’s worth

100% agree. A drink of 'Clean Water' nothing added is sufficient in most cases.

Good points of view coming through, good to hear others getting involved.