How to prepare homing pigeon feed

Carrier pigeon, also known as "communication pigeon", is a population derived, developed and bred from pigeons commonly seen in life. It is domesticated by ordinary pigeons, and its superior performance is extracted to be utilized and cultivated. Homing pigeons are used because pigeons have a natural homing instinct, and people cultivate, develop and use it to convey important messages. Now the main use of homing pigeons is racing.

The feed of carrier pigeons is very important for the breeding of carrier pigeons, so how to prepare the feed of carrier pigeons? What should I pay attention to?

The rational preparation of diet is the key to meet the various nutritional needs of pigeons and ensure their normal growth. Only by feeding full-price diet can the health and production performance of pigeons be maintained. The preparation of diets must be based on the feeding standards and the table of common feed nutrients, and the dietary coordination scheme must be determined according to the actual situation of pigeons and the existing feed varieties. The following problems should be paid attention to when preparing diets:

The quality of raw materials is good

It is best not to use feed that has been stored for too long, and resolutely do not use raw materials that are rancidity, mildew and deterioration.

Low price

Feed can not only meet the nutritional needs of pigeons, but also reduce the cost.

Good palatability

There are two reasons that affect the palatability of feed.

1. The feed itself, such as sorghum, contains tannin, its palatability is poor.

two。 Processing and modulation, particle size will have an impact on pigeons of different ages.

Variety

Only with a variety of feed varieties can we achieve the complementarity of various nutrients and achieve the purpose of full-price nutrition.

Suitable water content

Excessive moisture affects storage and makes ingredients inaccurate. Strict proportion

Pigeon feed should be strictly measured in accordance with the requirements of the feed formula and matched according to the prescribed proportion.

Relatively stable

The matching diet should be relatively stable, and if the raw material needs to be changed, it must be changed step by step to avoid changing stress.

Rational preparation

The feeding purpose of homing pigeon is different from that of meat pigeon, so there are some differences in dietary coordination. A pigeon needs about 3 grams of protein, 12 grams of sugars, 2 grams of fat and a small amount of vitamins and minerals. As for ingredient methods, there are two kinds of ingredients: trial and error and computer ingredients. The trial and error method is applicable to family pigeon farming or small pigeon farms.

Pigeon feed formula:

1. "brood feed":

Prepare your own feed: no corn and peanuts were added to the squab 20 days ago. Other ingredients are as follows: green beans: 35% yellow peas: 5% brown rice: 15% wheat: 10% sorghum: 10% mung beans: 5% white flower seeds: 10% hemp seeds: 10%

two。 After leaving the nest, young pigeons can be divided into two stages: depilation period and moulting period.

1) depilation period: use cleaning feed. Remove feed ratio: barley-40% wheat-10% rice-15% cabbage-5% sorghum-20% baihuazi-10% used in initial hair loss. When the hair is lost in a large area, it enters the stage of long hair.

2) molting period: at this time, it is necessary to improve the oil quality and protein of the feed. In general, pigeons use the following feed after changing 7 pieces. The beans with the highest protein content are peas. The second is sunflower seed. The content of beer yeast was the highest in nutrients. The beans with the highest oil content are sunflower seeds. This was followed by peanuts and vegetables. Corn-20% pea-25% mung bean-5% barley-10% wheat-10% rapeseed-10% sorghum-10% baihuazi-10%

3. Training period: corn-25% pea-20% hemp-10% rice-20% cabbage-5% sorghum-10% baihuazi-10%

4. Foreign training period: corn-35% pea-15% barley-10% rice-15% cabbage-5% hemp-10% Baihuazi-10%

5. Competition period: (within 500 km) corn-45% pea-15% barley-10% rice-10% rapeseed-5% hemp-10% Baihuazi-5%

6. Senior carrier pigeon feed: White sorghum 25% safflower seed 25% rice (hulled) 8% wheat 7% buckwheat seed 5% flaxseed 5% flaxseed 10% oat (shelled) 5% millet 5% red sorghum 5% and so on.