Breeding technology of squab

Excellent breeding pigeons are large, healthy, pure coat color, good adaptability, fast growth and strong fecundity. the general breeding period is about 5 years, and the peak period is 3 years. The highest annual litter size of excellent breeding pigeons is 18 (6-9 litters) and the lowest is 12 pigeons. Due to different nutrition levels, the egg laying rate, fertilization rate and hatching rate of breeding pigeons are also different. When introducing, we should choose breeding pigeons with outstanding breed characteristics, harmonious male and female pairing, young and strong breeding pigeons, and do not try to introduce young pigeons with immature sex and unmatched male and female pairs (some young pigeons are actually one month old and need to be raised for another 5 months before they can be paired for production. It is not cost-effective economically and cannot be guaranteed in quality), nor can it be "seen in the picture", the kind of pigeon that seems to be big and strong. In fact, the breeding pigeon is about to be eliminated because of its old age and declining fecundity.

Feeding and management of natural brooding

Suckling pigeons are young pigeons within one month of age before they leave the nest to sell or leave the nest. Pigeons are late adults, young pigeons that have just come out of their shells cannot open their eyes, cannot walk and eat freely, and can only survive by feeding their parents; their thermoregulation and disease resistance are very poor, so they are the most dangerous period in the pigeon's life and need a lot of nutrients. Therefore, we should pay attention to the following points in feeding management:

1. Careful observation: if the squab comes out of its shell for 5-6 hours and the breeding pigeon still does not feed it, check and find the reason. If the breeding pigeon is sick, in addition to isolating and treating the pigeon, it is also necessary to transfer the squab out of the nest; if it is the breeding pigeon for the first time, it will not be fed, it should be artificially induced and fed. The method is: put the mouth of the newborn squab gently into the mouth of the breeding pigeon, after several times of induction, the breeding pigeon will be able to.

2. Adequate nutrition: first, newborn pigeons cannot walk and feed, but are fed entirely by their parents; second, they grow and develop rapidly and gain weight quickly. To this end, parent pigeons must be given nutritious feed, especially to increase protein feed, and to increase the number of feeding times.

3. The temperature should be suitable: newborn squab has short feathers and poor ability to keep out the cold. In cold winter, heat preservation should be done well, and heat preservation facilities should be added when the house temperature is lower than 6 ℃. In hot summer season, heat prevention should be done when the house temperature is higher than 26 ℃.

4. Change the position of squab: in order to avoid a litter of squab, one big and one small, the difference in ontogeny is very large, it is necessary to change the position and take balanced care. The specific method is to change the position of two squab in the same litter every 2-3 days before the 6-7-day-old squab will stand, so as to get the balanced care of the breeding pigeon.

5. merging squab: only one squab in a litter or only one of a pair of squab who died midway can be merged into one or two nests of the same or similar age. In this way, the phenomenon of crop accumulation caused by the fact that only one squab is often overfed by the parent pigeon can be avoided. When you just merge the nest, you should pay attention to observe whether the parent pigeon refuses to feed and peck the newly merged squab.

6. be careful in the prevention and control of the epidemic: when the squab grows to the age of 7-9 days, the parent pigeon is fed from the whole pulp to the whole grain. At this time, the squab can not adapt to the grain very well, and there is often the phenomenon of indigestion and crop accumulation. Pay attention to observation when you just merge into the nest, and solve the problem in time when you find it. For pigeons with indigestion, half a piece of yeast tablets and 1-2 grains of health sand can be fed every day. In winter, you can feed Sangju cold tablets, half a day, to prevent colds and ophthalmitis.

7. Strengthen online feeding: some parent pigeons re-lay eggs when they grow to about 15 days. At this time, squab can be raised online. Some of these parent pigeons will continue to feed suckling pigeons, while others will inadvertently feed them. Therefore, to carefully observe, careless feeding or feeding is not timely to carry out artificial or find a babysitter pigeon feeding.

8. Keep the nest clean and dry: the nest pots and bedding grass contaminated and wet by feces should be replaced in time, the houses should be disinfected regularly, and the houses should be kept clean and dry so as to prevent the occurrence of epidemic disease.

9. Pay attention to the delivery of health care sand: in order to ensure the health of squab and improve its weight, it is necessary to put health sand on time every day to increase the content of trace elements and vitamins and prevent indigestion of squab.

10. Wear anklet in time: the leg ring of meat pigeon is replaced by chicken wing number, which is printed with a number to mark the birth time and distinguish between sister pigeons.

11, grasp the listing time: according to the needs of the market, generally 20-25-day-old can be listed (or acquired). According to practice, the meat ratio listed on the market at the age of 23 is the most cost-effective. The squab to be reserved for breeding must be about 30 days old, and only when the squab can live independently can it be caught away from the parent pigeon.

Artificial feeding Technology of Pigeon

Artificial feeding of squab means that the young pigeons hatched by the incubator are artificially fed with synthetic feed, so that a litter of eggs can be laid 10 to 20 days earlier, so as to improve the production performance of parent pigeons and increase economic income.

1. Preparation of feeding feed

When the squab is 1-3 days old, it can be fed with fresh sterilized milk, glucose, vitamin B10 water and digestive enzymes.

At the age of 4-6 days, you can use fresh milk or milk powder to feed with cooked egg yolk, glucose, vitamins and digestive enzymes.

At the age of 7-10 days, rice flour, glucose, milk powder, flour, peas, protein digestive enzymes and yeast slices can be added to the porridge to make semi-dense liquid feeding.

At the age of 11-14 days, they were fed with rice porridge, soybean powder, glucose, oatmeal, milk powder and yeast tablets.

At the age of 15-20 days, corn, sorghum, wheat, peas, mung beans and broad beans can be ground and fed with milk powder and yeast slices.

At the age of 20-30 days, the larger granules of the above-mentioned raw materials can be used and then fed in a paste form with boiled water.

After 30 days old, the pigeons can slowly peck at the raw materials such as corn, sorghum and peas. After 1-3 days, the pigeons will feed according to their own needs.

2. Feeding methods

According to the age of squab, some feed materials can be weighed out, poured into a basin and soaked in boiling water for 30-60 minutes. After softening, the feed becomes fluid or gelatinous, which makes it easy for squab to digest and absorb, and it is also convenient for filling and feeding machine. Then the pigeons that need to be artificially fed are concentrated in the feeding cage according to their daily age and fed by manual operation.

Pigeons that have just come out of their shells have a small food intake and are difficult to feed manually. It is best to operate by two people, one to catch pigeons, one to carry a syringe to slowly insert the hose into the esophagus, to prevent the hose from inserting into the trachea and damage to the esophagus, and to prevent too much feeding from causing esophageal swelling and indigestion.

The artificial feeder of 1-3-day-old squab can use a 20 ml syringe to remove the needle and put on a small hole flexible hose. Don't feed too much each time, 4 times a day (8 small, 11:00, 16:00, 21:00).

4-6-day-old squab can be fed with a small bucket or feeder. Pour the prepared milk into the bucket and hang it on top of the pigeon to make it flow into the rubber tube. after the hose is inserted into the esophagus, open the hose clip, and the milk automatically flows into the pigeon's crop. Use the clamp to control the output to prevent too much material from flowing. Feed 4 times a day for the same time as 1-3-day-old pigeons.

Pigeons after 7 days of age can be fed with a suitable filling machine. You can first pour the soaked feed into the filling funnel of the filling and feeding machine, insert the rubber hose into the pigeon's esophagus, step on the switch with the right foot, and the feed will enter the crop. The amount of feed can be controlled by the pedal switch, and each time you step on the pedal switch, you will fill and feed the squab. When proficient, each person can feed about 500squab per hour, three times a day, at 8 o'clock, 15:00, 21:00, each time do not feed too full, so as not to cause indigestion.

The suckling pigeon is artificially reared, and the nutritional cost of its feed is increased by 20% MUR 30%. Coupled with the careful manual management, the growth and development of squab is faster than that of natural brooding. It is reported that artificial feeding of squab can not only improve the production performance of breeding pigeon, but also increase the weight of squab, increase the qualified rate of squab on the market and increase economic income.