In pigeon racing, every single detail counts. Those who race with passion, joy, and a healthy dose of swagger know that we must bring our feathered athletes to the starting line in absolute peak condition. But no matter how good your care, your training, and your feed are: if your pigeons are carrying hitchhikers, they will never reach the absolute top. Success begins from within, and for the Pigeon Boss, that success guaranteed starts with a Worm Tablet.
Worms are the silent killers of peak form. A mild infection is often not directly visible on the outside, but the impact on performance is massive. These parasites steal valuable nutrients, damage the intestinal wall, and strain the immune system. The result? A pigeon that falls just a few yards per minute short of taking the victory. We simply do not tolerate that.
Why starting the season this way builds the foundation
Before the first baskets are set up and the training flights get serious, the Pigeon Boss takes action. Every single pigeon is individually administered a Worm Tablet. No messing around with treatments in the drinking water where one bird drinks like a gladiator and another barely wets its beak. No, with a tablet placed directly into the throat, we take one hundred percent control.
When it comes to the health of my athletes, I take absolutely no risks. I use Travipharma Worm-Tabs exclusively. Believe me, I have rigorously tested them all over the years, and these tablets are by far the absolute best on the market. They deliver the reliable, uncompromising quality a champion loft demands time and time again.
This spring clean-up ensures that the intestines are completely free of worms and eggs when the heavy physical demands begin. A clean pigeon absorbs its feed optimally, converts nutrients directly into pure muscle power, and builds a rock-solid natural resistance. This way, we don’t start the competition with a disadvantage, but with a head start.
The Golden 14-Day Rule of the Pigeon Boss: Remember this well: a single tablet kills the adult worms, but not the eggs that are already present in the body. To definitively break the cycle and eliminate the emerging generation of worms, the Pigeon Boss always repeats the treatment after exactly 14 days. That is the knockout blow that truly keeps your colony parasite-free.
The autumn treatment: rest and recovery after separation
After a grueling racing season in which the pigeons have been in contact with thousands of other birds weekly in the transport baskets, a crucial moment arrives: separating the sexes. This is the starting gun for the rest period and building up the loft for the coming year. And at this exact moment, the Travipharma Worm Tablet is ready once again.
During the season, the risk of re-infection in the shipping baskets is incredibly high. As soon as the pigeons are separated and the rest period begins, we want them to start recovering immediately. By deworming right after separation with our trusted Travipharma tablets, we ensure that the pigeons can enter the molt in peace and with a clean body. A pigeon that goes through a perfect, hassle-free molt lays the foundation for tomorrow’s championship.
“We don’t build our success on hope, but on a rock-solid and clean foundation. The molting season is the most important time of the year; no parasite should be allowed to disrupt that process.”
Rebuilding after the clean-up
A deworming treatment is necessary, but it remains an intervention in the body. The Pigeon Boss therefore leaves nothing to chance. As soon as the second Worm Tablet has done its job and the parasites are definitively gone, the rebuilding phase begins immediately. With a targeted boost of high-quality vitamins and amino acids (such as VitalDrink, Symbiotic and RecoverAmin Forte), we help the organism rapidly return to that highly coveted peak condition.
Jan de Wijs
The Pigeon Boss
