What are the reasons pigeons stop laying eggs?

Stopping laying caused by advanced age. Breeding pigeons over 7 years old, due to reduced or lost reproductive function, lay fewer eggs or even stop laying. In production, old pigeons producing fewer than 5 pairs per year should be culled.

Stopping laying caused by molting. This kind of laying pause is seasonal. Meat pigeons generally molt from September to November. High-yielding pigeons have a short molting period, while low-yielding pigeons have a long one. In production, pay attention to nutrition during the molting period of meat pigeons, and increase the amount of hempseed and rapeseed in the feed to shorten the molting period. Stopping laying caused by disease. Meat pigeons suffering from infectious diseases such as Newcastle disease, pigeon pox, candidiasis, chronic respiratory disease, as well as inflammation of the reproductive tract and chronic enteritis, are prone to stop laying. Therefore, in production, vaccination and drug prevention should be done well, and cleaning, hygiene and disinfection work should be done well. Stopping laying caused by excessive fatness or malnutrition. If feed restriction is not done well during the young pigeon stage, young pigeons are prone to becoming too fat. Overly fat pigeons should have their feed amount reduced for a period of time or be used to feed squabs; for laying pauses caused by malnutrition, adjust the feed formula promptly to ensure the supply of protein, energy and vitamins, and at the same time increase the number of feedings. Stopping laying caused by overwork of laying pigeons. High-yielding meat pigeon breeding, as well as meat breeding pigeons that frequently continuously incubate 3 eggs and feed 3 squabs, are prone to excessive fatigue, and laying pauses caused by excessive fatigue mainly occur in the second year of production. To prevent fatigue in laying pigeons, every winter, in conjunction with molting, it is best to have a rest period of 1 month to 2 months, during which all breeding pigeons are removed from their cages and raised in a large flock. Stopping laying caused by vaccination and improper medication. Meat pigeons should be vaccinated before being caged and paired, and vaccination during the production period will cause them to stop laying. In addition, some drugs such as chloramphenicol and sulfonamides can cause laying to stop, and their use on laying pigeons should be prohibited.