How to raise squabs well? Master these feeding methods

Strengthen the feeding of breeding pigeons. After squabs hatch, it is advisable to feed small-particle feed to aid digestion, such as mung beans, brown rice, small-kernel corn, wheat, sesame, rapeseed, etc. The feed must be clean and not moldy, and the number of feedings for the breeding pigeons should be increased, extending each feeding time so that the parent pigeons have sufficient time to eat and to feed their young.

Strengthen the care of squabs so that they grow evenly. If a pair of squabs is one large and one small, the smaller squab should be given some health grit to strengthen its stomach's absorption capacity. Or promptly isolate the larger squab temporarily so that the weaker one gets more feeding. You can also swap the perching positions of the two squabs. After a few days, when the two pigeons are similar in weight, no special care is needed. Strengthen the adjustment of single squabs. If one of a pair of squabs dies midway or only one squab hatches, the squab can be placed into another single-squab nest with squabs of the same age or similar age. This process should be carried out at night to prevent pecking injuries. Within 3 days of hatching, do not disturb the breeding pigeons, to prevent trampling the squabs to death, and do not let droppings contaminate the squabs. Prevent squab indigestion. During the squab stage, according to differences in the composition of what the parent pigeons feed, it can be divided into 3 periods. Squabs aged 0-4 days rely entirely on feeding by the parent pigeons; at 5-8 days of age, part of the squab feed contains softened and fermented feed; after 9 days of age, the parent pigeons feed the squabs entirely with regurgitated original pelleted feed. Therefore, in the latter 2 periods, improper feed preparation can easily cause indigestion, leading to crop impaction and inflammation. In addition to feeding the parent pigeons digestive aid medicine, squabs can be separately supplemented with vitamin B1 and yeast tablets to help digestion. Pay attention to clean drinking water. Every morning after cleaning the pigeon house, wash the water troughs clean and fill them with clean drinking water. Every 4-5 days, clean and disinfect the water troughs with 0.2% potassium permanganate water, and frequently provide 0.1% potassium permanganate aqueous solution for the breeding pigeons to drink, which can prevent squab gastroenteritis and crop inflammation.