Six main points of raising pigeons in autumn

The basic metabolism and energy consumption of pigeon body in summer were significantly higher than that in autumn, and more sweating led to the loss of mineral and other nutrient elements in pigeon body, and the digestive juice secreted by pigeon body decreased with the increase of sweat. Pigeon appetite will decrease and nutrient absorption will also decrease. With the gradual thickening of autumn and the drop of temperature, the appetite, digestion and absorption capacity of pigeons gradually recover. As long as pigeons have sufficient feed every day, pigeons will be fat and safe to survive the winter. At this time, the feed ratio should be properly adjusted and some mineral feed should be added to provide enough nutrition to promote molting normally. The feed can be prepared according to the age of pigeons and feeding standards. The feed should be rich in nutrition, palatable, easy to digest and high in protein content.

Autumn is the annual moulting period for pigeons. Every early autumn, adult pigeons begin to molt for as long as 50-60 days, which is also the most special life cycle of pigeons in a year. Feathers are synthesized from proteins, fats, various amino acids and minerals. At this time, if the conventional feed is not improved, then the new feathers will not be hard enough to tie the shins, feathers are not smooth, soft and other symptoms, which will seriously affect the performance of pigeons. Peas, flax kernels, rapeseed, sunflower seeds, peanuts, rice and mung beans are rich in protein, fat, phospholipids, vitexin, calcium, iron and other substances, which are necessary nutrients for feather growth and should be properly increased in feed. It is better to add some Maifan stone particles to the health soil, which is of great benefit to the improvement of pigeon feather quality. Contains 20% peas, 10% greasy foods, 5% mung beans, 35% rice, and the other 30% is a more reasonable nutrition ratio during the feathering period, which can ensure that the newly changed feathers are strong and shiny. Pigeons can only be replaced with high-quality hairiness to meet the needs of winter. It is not easy to release pigeons prematurely in autumn. Although some pigeons seem to have molted at the beginning of September, close examination shows that the roots of many newly changed shins are still full of blood essence, and the physique degraded by molting has not yet fully recovered, so they do not have the ability to fly for a long time. The temperature of anti-blight varies greatly in autumn, and various pathogens are easy to breed and reproduce, so autumn is a frequent season for carrier pigeon blight. And pigeons in the moulting period of disease resistance is very poor, even healthy pigeons, during this period is also very easy to get sick. At the same time, frequent events also provide favorable conditions for the occurrence and spread of the epidemic. In autumn, pigeons are easy to be infected with colibacillosis, cholera, ascariasis, paramyxovirus type I (pigeon plague), pigeon pox and other epidemic diseases, so it is necessary to strengthen the breeding and management of pigeons and enhance their resistance. epidemic prevention is the key to prevent and cure the disease of carrier pigeons in autumn. The feed should be fresh and mildew-free, and it is best to add some nutrients containing trace elements, vitamins and amino acids, and add some aminobenzene arsenic acid, so as to shorten the molting period as much as possible and enhance resistance. To prevent the cold weather at the end of autumn, you should prepare cold-proof items, especially to prevent the thief wind. Autumn climate is changeable, the temperature difference between morning and evening is big, hot and cold is abnormal, often make people unprepared, at this time external evil is easy to swoop in, leading to pigeon disease. And the "external evil" here is what people call "thief wind". The thief wind blows directly on the pigeons, which will cause the racing pigeons to suffer from respiratory diseases. So when the weather suddenly drops, close the doors and windows of the pigeon house, beware of pigeons suffering from respiratory diseases; when there is no wind and the temperature gradually drops, try to increase ventilation to exercise the ability of racing pigeons to resist the cold, so that racing pigeons gradually adapt to the cold. When racing pigeons have a certain ability to resist cold, their chances of suffering from respiratory diseases will be reduced in winter, and their physique will become better and better, which will be conducive to breeding in the coming year. Re-deworming in autumn is a good time for carrier pigeons to do deworming. Coccidia are the main parasites in homing pigeons, especially homing pigeons at the age of 1 month are most likely to be infected with coccidia, and their morbidity and mortality are very high. Insect repellents include ivermectin, gram ball powder, chlorophenyl guanidine and so on. All kinds of insect repellents have certain toxic and side effects on pigeons, so we should pay attention to the dosage when using them, and feed them after mixing evenly to prevent pigeon poisoning. When choosing deworming drugs, we should consider not only the scope of deworming, drug efficacy and toxicity, but also the cost. And because parasitic diseases are mostly mixed infections, so when choosing drugs, we should also pay attention to the collocation of various drugs. When carrying out large-scale deworming or using various drugs to treat mixed infection, we can first use a small number of carrier pigeons to observe the reaction and efficacy of diseased pigeons, and then apply them on a large scale after determining their safety and effectiveness. When using medicine on carrier pigeons that lay eggs and vomit chicks, try to avoid using drugs that have an effect on laying eggs. Pigeon droppings should be cleaned in time 3-5 days after deworming. Fine management of autumn temperature changes greatly, all kinds of pathogens are easy to breed and reproduce, and pigeons are easy to catch cold and get sick. Therefore, it is very important to take some comprehensive measures to strengthen the fine management of pigeon houses: 1. Be careful against the cold. After the weather turns cool at the end of autumn, pigeon house heating equipment and pigeon houses should be checked to prepare cold-proof items; pay attention to prevent thieves and rain to avoid pigeon colds and acute enteritis and other diseases. two。 Do a good job in environmental hygiene, remove pigeon house feces in time, disinfect pigeon house environment and appliances regularly, and pay attention to the ventilation of pigeon house. 3. According to the immunization program to prevent epidemic, to achieve the immunization procedure. Strictly implement the policy of "prevention first", do a good job in vaccination and deworming, especially to prevent respiratory diseases in pigeons. 4. If homing pigeon is ill, it should be treated in time. It is necessary to do harmless treatment for sick and dead pigeons. 5. Increase humidity. Autumn temperature is low, dust is more, easy to cause pigeon respiratory disease and ophthalmitis, so you can consider spraying water inside and outside the house to increase humidity and keep indoor humidity (relative humidity) at about 65%. 6. Check the pigeon house and remove the nails, thorns or other obstacles in time so as not to damage the pigeon's new feathers.