Causes of Pigeon Laying Soft Shell Eggs and Its Control Methods

Pigeon breeding market prospects are good, especially the market demand for meat pigeons, meat pigeons tender, high nutrition, is an excellent nourishing good, in addition to good carrier pigeons and ornamental pigeon breeding, so many friends are raising pigeons. But in the process of raising pigeons, pigeons return to the soft-shell eggs, what causes pigeons to lay soft-shell eggs? Let's take a look.

1. Nutritional disorders

The main reason for pigeons laying soft-shell eggs is improper feed mix, resulting in pigeon lack of nutrition or nutritional disorders, such as vitamin deficiency, calcium, phosphorus imbalance, will make pigeons laying soft-shell eggs. In addition, pigeons lay too many eggs, long-term in a dark environment, there is not enough light, or when they lay eggs, they may be frightened and so on will make them lay soft shell eggs.

Control methods: supplement vitamin content in feed, adjust the proportion of calcium and phosphorus elements, reasonably control the number of eggs laid by pigeons, and bask in the sun more.

2, calcium deficiency

We all know that the main substance of eggshells is calcium, so if the eggs are soft shells, it is generally caused by calcium deficiency, and then there is a lack of vitamin d, which may also be insufficient intake of salt soil.

Prevention and control methods: increase the supplement of calcium and vitamin substances in the feed, add appropriate amount of eggshell powder, bone powder, etc. in the saline soil, which should be disinfected before adding feed. At the same time, the pigeons were fed calcium tablets and cod liver oil pills to supplement calcium substances, one pill at a time, 2-3 times a day, for a week.

3. Old hens

As the hens age, their eggshell glands begin to decline, and most of the eggs are soft-shelled, which generally occurs in pigeons aged 8-10 and is a common physiological phenomenon.

Control methods: older female pigeons, after the first two control methods, or lay soft-shell eggs, only to eliminate them, so as not to affect the entire pigeon population, select healthy growth, good physical fitness of young pigeons instead.

4, fallopian tube inflammation

The above reasons are not the cause of pigeon laying soft-shell eggs, that is, it may be female oviduct inflammation, resulting in abnormal egg gland function, can not normally secrete calcium substances, laying soft-shell eggs.

Prevention and treatment methods: timely inspection to determine whether pigeons have fallopian tube inflammation, or reproductive organ infection caused by disease, clear the cause, the right medicine, cure inflammation or disease, so that female pigeons can secrete calcium substances normally, and then do a good job of nutrition adjustment, so that it can recover quickly and lay normal eggs.

The above are the reasons why pigeons lay soft shell eggs and prevention methods, I hope to help you, want to know more about pigeon breeding knowledge, please pay attention to us.