How to Raise Domestic Pigeons? A Detailed Guide to Practical Breeding Methods

Now many people raise pigeons. Meat pigeons have strong reproductive capacity and delicious meat, fancy pigeons have bright and beautiful plumage, and racing pigeons have strong bodies. Domestic pigeons are mainly fancy pigeons, so how do you raise domestic pigeons?

1. Feed

Plant-based food is the main diet. Whether wild pigeons or domestic pigeons, plant-based food is the main diet, mainly corn, wheat, beans, grains, etc.; they generally do not eat meat food such as insects. Pigeons are accustomed to eating raw food, but artificial feeding can also adapt them to cooked food, and pelleted mixed feed can also be used.

2. Pigeon Loft

The pigeon house should be built in a sunny, dry and ventilated place. There are many styles of construction; the most important thing is to look at the number of pigeons you plan to raise and the size of the site where the pigeon house will be built. There are many pigeon houses for sale on the market.

3. Feeding Time

Feed twice a day, once at around 7 a.m. and once at around 4:30 p.m. The morning feeding amount accounts for 1/3 of the daily ration, and the afternoon feeding amount accounts for 2/3 of the daily ration. The daily feed amount for each adult pigeon is about 50 grams, and it can be appropriately increased a little during training. Feed should be given after the pigeons return to the loft, so that they form a conditioned reflex that there is food when they return to the loft, which is helpful for homing.

4. Disease Prevention and Control

When selecting pigeon breeds, you must be especially careful and pay special attention, because only in this way can there be very few problems during later growth.

If one pigeon has a physical disease problem, it must be isolated promptly, and then you can find some relevant veterinarians to treat the physical disease. If it is not isolated, one pigeon will infect all the pigeons in the later production process.

Therefore, it is necessary to observe promptly and take corresponding measures to respond, to correctly handle the preparatory work in these two aspects, and then use breeding techniques in the process of carrying out the corresponding strategies.

Pigeons can be appropriately adjusted according to their growth conditions, so that the pigeons can grow better.