Pin Head Oatmeal

[victorious]

Funny old thing this feeding game, we spend a lot of money on additives and supplements yet the wildlings migrate thousands of miles every year on what they pick up on the fields or in the air, and do I join in, of course I do

 

do u know thats right billt really we should give them nowt.

[Pompey Mick]

I've always made a form of 'Old Hand's Boost', pinhead oatmeal with Cod Liver Oil, Calcium, Brewers Yeast, Multivits & any other powdered supplement I have at the time, the birds seem to enjoy it and I have fun mixing it. Does it do the birds any good?, well it hasn't got any harmful substances, and I feel I'm achieving something, so that's all that matters really.

[Guest Tooshy Boy]

THATS WHATS WE GIVE THEM TO MUCH JUNK ,A WE DROP OTHIS AND THAT KICK THERE *expletive removed* OOT THE DOKIT AND LET THEM GET ON WAY IT.///

[Guest IB]

having read the thread about "Hormoform" still cant see a "how to" ie 1 tablespoon of this and 2 teaspoon of that etc to make it and save myself some money .is pin head oatmeal by itself beneficial to the birds ??

 

Andy, here's an update of what I'd posted years ago on what was in hormoform :-

 

Harkers Hormoform

 

The calculated typical analysis of Hormoform is:-

 

protein 9%,

oil 9%,

fibre 1.8%

ash 13%

vit A 18000 IUs/kg*

vit D3 5000 IUs/kg*

vit E 75 IUs/kg*

 

*explanation of measures:-

Vitamin A: 1 IU [international unit] is the biological equivalent of 0.3 micrograms [one millionth of a gram] of retinol, or 0.6 micrograms of beta-carotene

 

Vitamin D: 1 IU is the biological equivalent of 0.025 micrograms of cholecalciferol / ergocalciferol

 

Vitamin E: 1 IU is the biological equivalent of about 0.667 milligrams [One thousandth of a gram] of d-alpha-tocopherol (2/3 mg exactly), or 1 milligram of dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate

 

The nutrients contained in Hormoform include:

 

Vitamins

A, B1 (Thiamine), B2 (Riboflavine), B3 (Nicotinic Acid,), B? (Choline), B? (Inositol) B5 (Calcium Pantothenate), B6 (Pyridoxine), B? (Amino Benzoic Acid), B12, D3, E (alpha tocopherol), K.

 

Minerals

Calcium, Chloride, Cobalt, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Sodium, Zinc.

 

Amino acids

Arginine, Cystine, Formic Acid, Glycine, Lysine, Methionine, Tryptophane

 

Feeding instructions

Resting birds – 57gm (2 oz) hormoform per 450gm (16oz) feed daily

 

Racing birds – 71 gm (2.5oz) hormoform per 450 gm (16oz) feed daily

 

Breeding bird – 86 gm (3oz) hormoform per 450 gm (16oz) feed daily

[just ask me]

ive used it the birds loved it found it expensive though

[andy Burgess]

ive used it the birds loved it found it expensive though

thanks JAM ,its the ingreidients which are clear but not the quantity and how to , but have had PMs where it can be bought cheaper than most ,so will just bite the bullet and buy a big bag again .

[just ask me]

thanks JAM ,its the ingreidients which are clear but not the quantity and how to , but have had PMs where it can be bought cheaper than most ,so will just bite the bullet and buy a big bag again .

 

 

best of luck with it mate just make sure its stored well