What causes squab to be thin and small? Solutions for you

Analysis of the causes of thin and small squab and treatment measures

In pigeon breeding production, thin and small squab appear due to improper feeding and management. If there are many of them, it will directly affect the economic benefits of pigeon breeding. The solutions are as follows:

1. Grit can keep squab with strong digestive capacity and good absorption status. If the various nutritional components in the grit are incomplete, the preparation process is unscientific, and the method of use is improper, the various nutritional components needed by the squab themselves cannot be satisfied, growth and development are hindered, and the squab will be on the thin and small side. Therefore, grit must be used correctly.

2. Supply of drinking water. Frequent water shortage will cause dehydration of the squab's tissue cells, raise body temperature, and affect a series of biochemical reactions in the body such as digestion, absorption, and metabolism, leading to hindered growth and development and a thin body. The solution is to supply sufficient clean drinking water all day long.

3. Insufficient feed supplied at each meal can also cause squab to be thin and small. To avoid this phenomenon, the following feeding method can be adopted: that is, non-breeding pigeons are fed three meals a day, and breeding pigeons with squabs are given one additional meal at night.

4. When the ambient temperature where the squab are kept is too high, they are very prone to respiratory diseases and become smaller and thinner; when the ambient temperature where the squab are kept is too low, on the one hand the squab will suffer from pneumonia and diarrhea, and on the other hand, in order to maintain body temperature balance, the squab must consume a large amount of energy. These factors will all cause squab to become thin, so a suitable temperature is a necessary condition for ensuring the healthy growth of squab.

5. After the newly hatched chick breaks out of the shell, it has an umbilical cord and a wound. If proper sanitary cleaning and disinfection are not carried out, dirt in the nest will be contaminated and inhaled through the umbilical wound, and bacteria will spread and multiply at the umbilical wound. After one week, the area around the umbilical cord begins to become red and swollen, and the abdominal contents sag. This disease will seriously affect the healthy growth of the young pigeon. The solution is to disinfect the umbilical wound with iodine.

6. When nests are artificially combined so that each nest has 3 or 4 squab, because the number of squab is relatively large, the amount of pigeon milk fed to each squab is insufficient, the squab do not get enough to eat, malnutrition appears, and the squab become thin. Therefore, it is better to keep two squab per nest.