What are the pigeon feed formulas? A detailed explanation of common ratios
The pigeon is a common bird; its meat, blood, and eggs are all edible, and it also has good practical and medicinal value. So quite a lot of people raise them. What feed formulas are there? Let's find out together below.
What feed formulas are there for pigeons?
For different growth stages, types, and seasons, the feed formulas used are all different. For example:
1. Different seasons
Summer: (1) 30% peas, 20% corn, 20% barley, 10% mung beans, 10% hemp seeds (provide more drinking water);
(2) 30% peas, 30% mung beans, 20% corn, 10% buckwheat, 10% hemp seeds (provide more drinking water);
Winter: (1) 40% corn, 20% peas, 10% brown rice, 10% wheat, 10% sorghum, 10% hemp seeds (increase the feed amount);
(2) 40% corn, 30% peas, 10% brown rice, 10% sorghum, 10% hemp seeds (increase the feed amount);
(3) 50% wheat, 20% corn, 15% peas, 5% brown rice, 5% mung beans, 5% peanuts (increase the feed amount).
2. Different growth stages
Brooding period: 35% peas, 5% soybeans, 15% brown rice, 10% wheat, 10% sorghum, 5% mung beans, 10% white flower seeds, 10% hemp seeds;
Molting period: 40% barley, 10% wheat, 15% paddy rice, 5% rapeseed, 20% sorghum, 10% white flower seeds.
3. Different types
Carrier pigeons: 25% corn, 20% peas, 10% hemp, 20% paddy rice, 5% rapeseed, 10% sorghum, 10% white flower seeds;
Squabs: 10% milk powder, 65% chick feed, 10% egg yolk, 5% vegetable oil, 4% quick supplement-14%, 4% bone meal, 1% yeast powder, 1% protein digestive enzyme, 1% cod liver oil, 0.2% salt.
Therefore, when preparing pigeon feed, you should choose the most suitable formula according to the situation, so as to better promote the growth of pigeons.