What are the correct breeding methods for pigeons?

Pigeons have extremely high nutritional value, which are not only precious and delicious, but also high-grade nourishing products. The following is the correct breeding method of pigeons that I have carefully arranged for you. Let's have a look.

The correct breeding method of pigeons 1. Brooding and feeding management

Pigeons from hatching to 28 days old are collectively called squab (in some areas, from birth to 10 days old and from 10 days old to 20 days old are called squab).

Two hours after the squab came out of the shell, the mother pigeon began to blow the squab with her beak, and two hours later, the squab began to feed the pigeon with milk. At this time, young pigeons are small and weak, and it is easy to die. We must strengthen management. First, observe carefully and pay attention to avoid being trampled to death or frozen to death by breeding pigeons. If the young pigeon can't eat pigeon milk for 5-6 hours, it is necessary to find out the reason in time (if necessary, feed the young pigeon with artificial pigeon milk). It is found that when parents are not breastfeeding, they can find breeding pigeons for foster care at the same time, and some parents can avoid feeding single pigeons, thus improving production capacity.

After 3 ~ 4 days of age, the pigeon's eyes slowly open, its body gradually becomes stronger, its feathers begin to grow, its food intake gradually increases, and its digestive ability is enhanced. At this time, homing pigeons should often feed their young pigeons, sometimes as many as ten times a day, so the amount of feed supplied to homing pigeons should be sufficient and the nutrition should meet the needs. At this time, the amount of feces discharged by young pigeons increases, which is easy to pollute the nest. Change bedding and forage in time every day to avoid diseases.

10 day old, young pigeons grow many new feathers and can walk by themselves. The heat preservation time of young pigeons was shortened by parents, and the food fed by parents changed from pigeon milk to semi-pellet feed. A few young pigeons have not fully adapted, and often have indigestion and crop infection. In this case, you should take some yeast tablets or stomach medicine in time to help digestion.

15 days old, young pigeons are basically plump and can move freely. They can grab their own nest and lay 20 centimeters in the cage. 20 cm piece of cloth, let it adapt slowly, so as not to sprain its foot. At this time, the feed given by parents is granular, which is the same as the feed they eat, and most parents have started laying eggs again, so they have no intention of feeding the young pigeons, so they should be artificially fed during this period.

After 20 days of age, the squab is full of feathers and can move in the cage, but it can't completely peck by itself. You still have to rely on the pigeons, but you can take the initiative to beg for food from the pigeons. At this time, the mother pigeon will force it to eat independently. At this time, it is necessary to strengthen management and increase the supply of high-protein feed to meet the needs of young pigeons. Pigeons can reach 500 ~ 750g when they are 25 ~ 28 days old, and they can be sold (young pigeons at this time are called young pigeons).

Second, the pigeon breeding technology:

From leaving the nest at the age of 28 to the group transfer, it is best to do it where conditions permit? Three unchanged? Feeding in situ, feeding by the original breeder and keeping the original feed unchanged can promote the normal growth and development of young pigeons. Pigeons under 2 months old are difficult to raise from parent pigeon to independent life, so it is necessary to strengthen feeding management, pay attention to heat preservation and ventilation, strengthen the supply of sanitary sand and feed nutrition, and increase the disease resistance of the machine to make it grow and develop normally. Do it at this time? Three look and three check? :? Three look? Look at the dynamics, appetite, feces: three tests? Yes: check whether you have eaten feed, whether it is too crowded, and whether you have been bitten or injured. Those who can't eat feed can be fed separately, those who are bitten and injured can be cared for in time, and those who are aggressive can be fed separately. If it is crowded, it can be raised in groups. Pigeons begin to molt at the age of 2 months, so protein feed should be appropriately added in the feed to promote feather renewal. Add 5% hemp seed to feed, andrographis paniculata or gentian to health sand, and add a small amount of antibiotics to drinking water in a planned way to prevent respiratory diseases and paratyphoid fever. In the meantime, special attention should be paid to the hygiene of cages and utensils, and they should be cleaned and disinfected on time. At 3 ~ 4 months, the secondary sexual characteristics began to appear, and the activity ability became stronger and stronger. At this time, it is necessary to eliminate the fittest, raise males and females separately, or forcibly pair them in cages to exterminate homing pigeons and ensure their normal growth and development.

Three, pigeon breeding technology:

Pigeons gradually began to pair at the age of 5 months, and became sexually mature at the age of 6 months. Most of the main wing feathers of pigeons have been replaced to the last 1, which has basically entered the pigeon breeding period.

(1) Preparation before spawning: spawn 8 ~ 10 days after mating. At this time, if conditions permit, it is necessary to cage (or move to a pigeon house with an egg nest). The egg nest should be prepared and covered with 1 layer of linen to avoid breaking the eggs. It is necessary to check whether there are holes in the cage to prevent the interference of cats, dogs, snakes and rats or the invasion of ventilation and leakage, causing undue losses.

(2) Do a good job in the management from spawning to hatching:

(1) After laying eggs, check whether there are abnormal eggs and broken eggs in time, and take them out in time. For newborn pigeons, always observe whether the egg nest is fixed and whether the two eggs are concentrated in the center and bottom of the egg nest.

(2) Observe whether the new spouses are harmonious, whether they often jump around and peck at each other, resulting in broken eggs. For large pigeons, special attention should be paid to prevent them from pressing eggs, and more importantly, pigeons with malnutrition or bad eating habits should be prevented from pecking eggs.

③ Take pictures of eggs on time, deal with bad people in time, and take out eggs without sperm, dead sperm and dead embryos in time to prevent eggs from stinking and affecting the health of normal eggs and pigeons. If unfertilized eggs and dead embryos are found, we should find out the reasons and improve the management system.

(3) Combine the eggs at the same time to hatch in pairs: If there are 1 egg in the nest, or there are 1 egg left after two exposures, the eggs at the same time should be combined to hatch in pairs to improve productivity.

(4) Egg nests should be kept warm and clean, and double egg nests should be prepared. Pigeons should be kept warm after birth. Change linen (hay) frequently, wash the feces in the egg nest frequently, and keep it clean and hygienic. When the young pigeon 12 days old, it should be put into an egg nest for standby, because at this time, the breeding pigeon begins to lay the second nest of eggs, and the second nest of eggs will be produced around 15 days. Breeding pigeons bear the dual tasks of breastfeeding and hatching. At this stage, it is necessary to carefully manage feeding, increase feed nutrition and increase feeding times to ensure the completion of the dual tasks of breeding pigeons.

(5) Make a good registration record: Make a good record of pigeon production at any time to provide an important digital basis for future feeding management.

Fourthly, the breeding technology of meat pigeons.

(1) Pairing: Pigeons aged 5-7 months begin to mature sexually, and the incubation period of laying eggs can be as long as 7-8 years, but the economic utilization period is about 5 years. There are two kinds of pigeon breeding: natural pairing and forced pairing. The latter forcibly put the male and female pigeons into cages according to the breeding plan, which can prevent inbreeding. After mating, they put on their feet and moved to the pigeon cage in the pigeon breeding house. Generally, husband pigeons or female pigeons are paired with young female pigeons or male pigeons, and their offspring have better results.

(2) Nesting: The first 1 action for pigeons is nesting. Generally, the male pigeon grabs the grass (or the pigeon owner can make a nest in advance); When you are caged, you can build a plastic nest basin with a sack piece on it. At first, the male pigeon severely restricted the activities of the female pigeon, or followed the female pigeon closely until the second pigeon egg was laid.

(3) Mating: Before the formal mating, pigeons all have some courtship behaviors, taking the male pigeon as the initiative, showing that the head and neck are elongated, the neck feathers are firm, the neck airbag is inflated, the tail feathers are fanned out, and they nod frequently. Goo goo? Sound, with the mother pigeon; Or take the mother pigeon as the center, make a circle drawing step, and gradually get closer to the mother pigeon. If the mother pigeon is willing, she will put her head close to the neck of the male pigeon, and sometimes she will eat some food from the crop of the male pigeon to show her affection. After some chasing, flirting, flirting and approaching, they will have sex.

(4) Laying eggs: Generally, two eggs are laid in each nest. 1 The eggs were laid in the afternoon or evening of 1 day, and the production stopped the next day, and the second egg was laid at noon the next day.

(5) Hatching: Hatching generally begins after laying eggs, and male and female pigeons hatch eggs in turn. The male pigeon eats and drinks instead of the female pigeon around 10 in the morning, and then the female pigeon goes in to hatch eggs around 2 pm until the male pigeon takes over the next morning. The incubation period starts from the day when the second egg is laid. The eggs can be irradiated 1 time on the fifth day of incubation and 10 day respectively to eliminate azoospermia, dead sperm and broken eggs. The incubation period is 18 days.

(6) Record: Record the breeding date, laying date, number of fertilized eggs, hatching date and hatching number of each pigeon pen.

Matters needing attention in pigeon breeding 1. Pay attention to the quality of varieties.

Whether breeding pigeons for production are good or not is the premise of every pigeon breeding enterprise and the foundation of pigeon farm. Excellent breeding pigeons have high immunity, disease resistance, endurance, hatching rate and survival rate, and young pigeons grow fast, reaching more than 500 grams at 25 days old. If it is inferior pigeon breeding, the situation will be different and the economic benefits will be out of the question. When importing, you must go to a licensed breeding pigeon farm to buy it, distinguish the difference between breeding pigeons (original generations) and commercial breeding pigeons (parents), and reduce the risk of introduction.

Second, pay attention to feeding techniques.

Feeding management technology is the key to the success or failure of pigeon breeding industry. Whether it is an existing pigeon farm or a newly-built pigeon farm, if there is a lack of breeding knowledge and technology, science and technology can not be updated. If the traditional and backward breeding methods are adopted, even if there are excellent breeding pigeons, it will not produce benefits. Due to the backward feeding management technology, the excellent performance of excellent breeding pigeons can not be brought into play. Therefore, you must learn and master the technology before building the site and introducing it, and you can only take up your post after training. Never ask someone who doesn't understand the pigeon breeding industry and has no training to manage it.

Third, pay attention to market risks.