A Detailed Guide to Pigeon Farming Techniques and Feeding Management Methods

Pigeon farming is a bird farming project with relatively mature farming techniques in our country at present. Because pigeons have extremely high nutritional value, and with the improvement of people's living standards, the demand for pigeons is growing, so pigeon farming is becoming more and more popular. Although pigeon farming techniques are relatively simple and pigeons are easy to raise, raising pigeons well is not an easy task. Now follow the editor to learn about pigeon farming techniques.

1. Farm construction

Pigeons are actually rather timid and easily startled creatures, so farms are generally chosen in relatively quiet places where transportation and water conservancy are also fairly convenient. Pigeon farming generally uses a three-dimensional farming method. It mainly adopts cage rearing, but there must also be a certain amount of space for movement, and we can also use simple greenhouses for farming, which will greatly reduce the cost of building the farm. The area around the farm needs to be enclosed, because pigeons have the ability to fly, and if it is not properly enclosed they will fly away.

2. Seed selection and breeding

The selection of breeding pigeons is the most basic condition for pigeon farming. We need to choose pigeons with strong immunity, strong resistance and strong reproductive capacity as breeding pigeons. Breeding pigeons must be able to reproduce at least six pairs of pigeons or more each year. At the same time, different breeds of pigeons can be raised together, and breeding pigeons should not be too heavy. During the breeding process we must keep good records, then screen out the highest-quality breeding pigeons for core rearing, and the rest can be appropriately culled.

3. Feeding techniques

Feeding techniques are the key to successful pigeon farming. If farming knowledge and techniques are lacking, the economic benefits that can be obtained will not be high either. Feeding is mainly divided into brooding period feeding, young pigeon feeding, breeding pigeon feeding and meat pigeon feeding. There are also differences in the feeding methods for each. During the brooding period we must force the pigeons to eat, so that they learn to feed themselves. Young pigeons, however, need their immunity strengthened and a balanced nutrition maintained so that they can grow normally. Breeding pigeons need to be divided into pre-laying feeding and post-laying feeding, and at this time there is more to pay attention to. Meat pigeon feeding is mainly for fattening them for sale, so the feeding of concentrated feed should be strengthened, and a balanced nutrition should be maintained to make them gain weight quickly.

4. Daily management

The daily management of pigeon farming mainly involves paying attention to the cleaning and sanitation of the farm and the pigeon cages. Normally, cleaning is carried out about once every two to three days, and a thorough disinfection is carried out about once every half a month. Secondly, measures to prevent escape must be taken well, so as to avoid pigeons escaping and causing unnecessary losses.

5. Disease prevention and control

Now pigeon farming is constantly increasing, and the incidence of pigeon diseases and the number of pigeon diseases are also growing, so during farming we must prepare for disease prevention in advance. Among them, the most common are Newcastle disease of pigeons and pigeon pox. We must use targeted vaccines for injection, and the dosage should be determined according to the age of the pigeons. At the same time, when a disease is discovered, isolation and treatment should be carried out promptly to avoid infecting other pigeon flocks.

The above are some of the key points about pigeon farming techniques that the editor has compiled. Many of them are only briefly introduced. If you want to learn more detailed content, you can continue to follow us, or consult us directly.