Artificial feeding formula for squab

Pigeons belong to late adult birds, from birth to about 10 days old pigeons almost all rely on parent pigeon feeding, generally around 20 days old, pigeons can eat some of their own sporadic digestible feed. In general, the longer the breeding time, the fewer the number of broods per year. If the squab of proper age is fed artificially, it can not only improve the utilization rate of feed and the growth speed of squab, but also improve the growth uniformity of squab and improve the quality of listed pigeons. In addition, it can reduce the breeding burden of the parent pigeons, so that they can get the opportunity to recuperate and enter the next laying period in advance, thus shortening the laying interval of the parent pigeons.

Fattening objects: 15~17 days old, each weighing more than 350 grams of young pigeons.

Formula I of artificial feeding feed for young pigeons

1. Formula

Corn meal 57%, soybean meal 25%, fish meal 5%, flour 5%, bone meal 2.6%, yeast powder 2%, salt 0.3%, trace element additive for poultry 1%, compound enzyme for poultry 0.1%, vegetable oil 1%, various microorganisms for poultry (added according to instructions).

2. Feeding methods

Weigh out the required materials, add hot water in the ratio of 1:3, mix the materials into paste, about 30~60 minutes later, you can use a feeding device to press the paste into the pigeon crop through the esophagus. Feed quickly and gently. Each feeding 50~100 grams is appropriate, feed 4 times a day, after feeding, to make fattening house light a little darker, in order to rest long fat pigeons. Generally, the weight gain of young pigeons increased by 7%~12% compared with natural feeding after 7~10 days of fattening. The feeding device can be used as a feeding device for poultry or can be made of soft plastic bottles.

Formula II of artificial feeding feed for squab

1. Formula

35 percent of rice, 23 percent of paddy rice, 15 percent of wheat, 10 percent of pea, 12 percent of soybean meal and 5 percent of sesame are mixed into powder, 2 percent of yeast powder, 0.4 percent of multivitamin and a small amount of trace elements are added, and health sand is additionally provided.

2. Feeding methods

Soak the prepared feed in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, add appropriate amount of cold water after ripening, mix the mixed feed with a certain temperature, and it is appropriate to feel slightly warm. Finally, make the feed water ratio of irrigation feed between 1:5-1: 3.5 to ensure that the pigeon does not diarrhea and does not accumulate food. At 8:00, 14:00 and 19:00 every day, the pigeons were fed by syringe regularly for 3 times, the daily feeding amount of each pigeon was 60-80 g, and the feeding amount of each time accounted for 3/8, 2/8 and 3/8 of the total feeding amount of the whole day respectively.