How to raise pigeons well?

Pigeon is a very common bird, as a delicacy on the table, now the stock of breeding pigeons has reached more than 30 million pairs, we can see the market demand for pigeons, today I will tell you how to raise pigeons!

1. Culture environment

The pigeon house should be located in a sunny, ventilated and non-predator place, and to ensure that the pigeon house should not be wet, rainproof, moistureproof, and have adequate water supply. Pigeons are very active during the day, but need quiet sleep at night, so the premise of raising pigeons is that the surrounding environment is not noisy. To ensure the temperature of the pigeon house, the temperature around the pigeons should be controlled at 14 ℃ ~ 19 ℃, and the humidity should be controlled at about 60%. Whether it is the terrain or man-made reasons, to ensure that the pigeon house is warm in winter and cool in summer!

2. Breeding ground

The pigeon house can be arranged by five layers of pigeon cages, each floor is about 25m long, 5.5m wide and 2.8m high. Each pigeon cage is almost a 55cm cube, about 45cm from the ground, depending on the situation. The bottom is laid with barbed wire, and each cage can raise a pair of pigeons. The activity field should be surrounded by wire in front of the pigeon cage. Pigeons are highly competitive birds. If all pigeons are locked together, there will be competition for territory between pigeons, which will reduce the survival rate of pigeons.

3. Feeding and feeding

Pigeons should be fed and watered regularly at a fixed point, and should be fed after the pigeons return to the pigeon house to produce a conditioned reflex. Pigeons are mainly fed with miscellaneous grains, such as buckwheat, sorghum, etc., and can also be fed with some vegetable leaves, at least with a mixture of two kinds of feed, twice a day, once in the morning, and once in the afternoon. The quantity is 2 beat 3 of the daily quantity. A pigeon is about 50 grams a day. Try not to change the feed, feeding staff and location.

4. Points for attention

The pigeon is a very clean bird. Remember to clean the pigeon house frequently. If the pigeon house is dirty, the pigeon will not go in. Secondly, we should pay attention to the hygiene and disinfection of pigeons. It is best to get vaccinated in advance. If one of them is sick, isolate the sick one from the others as soon as possible to avoid infecting the rest of the pigeons.

The above is a brief introduction to how to breed pigeons. If you want to breed pigeons on a large scale, I hope this article can help you. Pigeon eggs are also products in great demand in the market, so pigeon farming is still very promising! All right, that's all for today's sharing. If you want to know more about the industry, please continue to follow the pro-agricultural network!