Turtle Dove Farming Methods, Benefits and Effects Explained: Can Pregnant Women Eat Them?
Turtle doves are somewhat difficult to farm artificially, because of their unruly nature. So compared with many birds, the meat of the turtle dove is a very tender and delicate kind. At present, turtle dove farming is welcomed in many regions, and there are quite a lot of artificial farmers. So how should you farm turtle doves to do it well? What are the benefits and effects of turtle doves? Can pregnant women also eat turtle doves? Let me answer these for you.
I. Benefits and Effects of Turtle Doves
Turtle dove meat is rich in protein, vitamins and trace elements essential to the human body. Turtle dove meat is extremely low in fat and is very easily digested and absorbed by the human body. The main effects of turtle doves are:
1. It can promote digestion and absorption in the human body and strengthen physical constitution.
2. It has a nourishing effect on people with weak constitutions and helps strengthen the bones and muscles.
3. It helps prevent and treat vision problems such as dizziness and blurred vision, diminished eyesight, and night blindness.
4. It can nourish the kidneys and strengthen the body.
5. It helps blood circulation and prevents and treats symptoms such as anemia.
II. How to Farm Turtle Doves?
1. How to Select Breeding Birds for Turtle Doves
Selecting turtle dove breeding stock is a very important point. Most people select by size, and at the same age the larger ones are more favored by everyone, with those around half a year old being best. In fact, some young turtle doves that are relatively small in body size, look very lively, have slightly messy feathers, and like to fly and pounce are the first choice as breeding birds. Such turtle doves have high wildness and vitality, and the next generation they breed later will have a much higher survival rate. Secondly, their antibody resistance to disease will also be much higher.
2. Building the Turtle Dove Farming Site
Since turtle doves are a flying species, in order to stay close to their living habits, the breeding cages generally need to be built at a height of about 2 m above the ground, and some wood also needs to be hung in the middle for the turtle doves to rest on. The size of the bird cage depends on the number being farmed; generally 150 birds in about 20 sq m, with a height of about 1.5-1.2 m. It is mainly divided into three areas: the feeding area, the resting area, and the nests. The feeding area should be more open in the places with good light; in the resting area, you can appropriately place some small boxes on the hanging branches with some seed-type fruits to supplement nutrition for the feeding area; the nests should have low light levels and be lined with some grass.
3. Feeding and Management of Turtle Doves
Birds like turtle doves need small, frequent meals, otherwise it is very easy to cause indigestion in the turtle doves. The number of feedings per day is 4-5 times, generally feeding crushed corn, soybeans and other ingredients mixed with feed. Drinking water especially needs to be controlled; turtle doves drink very little water, so the water vessel should be wide and the water itself should be only 1-2 cm deep, as deeper water can easily drown the turtle doves. In daily care, it is best to feed some fresh fruits or vegetables from time to time, as this can both provide water supplementation and supplement vitamins.
4. Points to Note
During daily management, everyone should look more at the places that are not easily seen, because the breeding density is much higher than in the wild environment, and some diseases will also become more frequent. Once any bird in poor condition is found, isolate and treat it immediately to avoid infecting the other turtle doves. Secondly, hygiene cleaning also depends on the situation; although artificially raised turtle doves carry fewer viruses themselves than wild ones, hygiene is very often the main culprit causing disease.
In daily farming, everyone does not need to deliberately look for a spot with excellent lighting. The place for farming turtle doves only needs direct sunlight, as this helps maintain temperature and improve the turtle doves' immunity. Too good lighting can actually also affect production and the daily vitality of the turtle doves. I hope everyone pays more attention to these details.
III. Can Pregnant Women Eat Turtle Doves?
Yes, they can.
Benefits for the mother-to-be: Turtle dove meat is tender and delicious, can improve the mother-to-be's appetite, and can also prevent and treat symptoms such as loss of appetite and malnutrition caused by morning sickness. Therefore, the mother-to-be can eat turtle dove meat to nourish her body.
Benefits for the fetus: Turtle dove meat is rich in high-quality protein, vitamins and trace elements. If the mother-to-be eats it appropriately, it has certain benefits for the development of the fetus in all aspects.