What are the common misconceptions in pigeon farming?
Pigeons have been a very popular specialty farming project in recent years, and indeed many people have made their fortune by raising pigeons, but there are also those who have gone bankrupt after failing at it. So there are reasons behind both making money and losing money in pigeon farming. Today, the editor is mainly here to walk you through an analysis of the reasons for failure in pigeon farming, that is, the several misconceptions people often have when raising pigeons. Let's take a look below.
1. Blindly choosing breeding stock
Some people like to blindly follow trends no matter what they do, and at the same time they aim too high. When raising pigeons, this phenomenon often appears. When selecting breeding pigeons, they chase after the issue of bloodline and spend a large amount of money buying all kinds of pigeons with noble bloodlines for breeding, which in fact does not make money. Secondly, some people are greedy for cheap prices when buying breeding pigeons and do not buy from proper pigeon farming bases, which can also lead to farming failure.
2. Poor farming environment
Pigeons like a quiet environment, and at the same time the farm must be clean and hygienic. But many people overlook this when raising pigeons, keeping pigeons together with chickens, ducks and other poultry, which is also something many rural farmers often do. In fact, pigeons raised this way are very prone to disease and stress reactions, and secondly they will not lay eggs, so the losses are very large. Finally, there is the issue of hygiene not being cleaned regularly, waiting until a strong stench appears in the farming house before cleaning, and not having developed the habit of disinfecting the farm.
3. No guarantee of feed quality
Pigeons do not have many requirements for feed, but their requirements for feed quality are extremely high. And many farmers have this problem: they feed a lot of feed at once, then feed only once a day, and sometimes when they see feed still left in the trough the next day, they add new feed without cleaning it out, so the hygiene of the pigeons' feed is not guaranteed and pests and diseases are easily triggered. Also, some farmers, in order to save costs, do not do things the right way, but instead buy cheap, nearly expired, substandard feed to feed them. This not only fails to save costs, but may also cause even greater losses, leading to mass deaths in the pigeon flock.
4. Improper farming management
Improper farming management, in plain terms, means not properly following pigeon farming techniques. Some farmers think pigeons have strong resistance and are very simple to raise, and often use poultry farming methods when raising them. Secondly, in summer they do no cooling management, causing pigeons to suffer heatstroke, while in winter they do no insulation treatment, causing pigeons to catch colds, and such things happen frequently. When feeding, there is no fixed time, fixed amount or fixed frequency; they usually feed according to their own daily schedule, which has a huge impact on the pigeons' digestive system.
5. Improper prevention and control of pests and diseases
Wild pigeons, when they get sick, will go find medicinal herbs to treat themselves, but for artificially raised pigeons we need to pay attention ourselves. And many farmers do not understand pigeon pests and diseases and just follow poultry treatment methods, which is actually not the right approach. Moreover, many times it is said that once a sick pigeon is found it must be immediately isolated for treatment, but in fact for some diseases isolation and treatment are instead harmful, so decisions still need to be made according to different diseases, so as not to affect the healthy growth of the pigeons. And deworming of pigeons is not done at the appropriate time either, so no matter how well the pigeons are fed, they will not grow fat or lay eggs.
The above are the five most common problems in pigeon farming that the editor has compiled. In fact, there are still many things we need to pay attention to during the farming process. If you are interested, you can follow us or leave a message for the editor to consult. Of course, the most important thing is still to be especially careful during the farming process, caring for them as carefully as you would your own children, and then naturally they will grow healthily and quickly.