What causes rotten eggs in breeding pigeons? Five reasons explained

Over the years, the development speed of our country's meat pigeon farming industry has been very fast. It has gradually become a common poultry farming project in our country, and its farming benefits are also relatively considerable. However, during the breeding process, many problems often occur, and one of the more common and more serious problems is rotten eggs in breeding pigeons. So what causes rotten eggs in breeding pigeons? Let's take a look together with the editor below!

1. Feed stress

The quality of the feed has a very large impact on the growth of breeding pigeons. If the feed quality is too low, it can easily cause various diseases in laying pigeons, thereby causing situations such as broken breeding eggs. Moreover, we also need to pay more attention to the feeding amount of the feed. If the feeding is insufficient, the laying pigeons will peck at the eggs because they have not eaten their fill. And if the feeding is too much, it will cause the breeding pigeons to become overweight, and they can easily crush the breeding eggs.

2. Drug stress

When raising pigeons, the use of some drugs is still very common. But if laying pigeons suffer from drug stress, for example, if antibacterial drugs are added unreasonably. It will increase the rotten egg rate of breeding eggs, and will also affect the growth of laying pigeons. There is also stress on laying pigeons from additives, because if the content of nutrients such as vitamins and amino acids is low or the proportion is uneven, it will also cause stress reactions in laying pigeons.

3. Environmental stress

The environment of the pigeon house is crucial to the growth of pigeons. For example, temperature and humidity, ventilation, etc. If the environment is unsuitable, it will reduce the physique of laying pigeons, leading to an increase in the rotten egg rate of breeding eggs. Therefore, when raising them normally, we should pay attention to controlling the temperature well, avoid excessively high temperatures, and when ventilating, pay attention to preventing drafts from invading. In addition, if the surroundings of the pigeon house are too noisy or if it is disturbed by insects and rodents, it will also cause rotten breeding eggs. Therefore, we should control the basic environment of the pigeon house well, including temperature, light, ventilation, etc.

4. Unreasonable pairing of male and female breeding pigeons

When raising breeding pigeons and entering the breeding period, we need to reasonably pair male and female breeding pigeons and raise them together. And if the ratio of males to females among the breeding pigeons is unsuitable, then it will easily cause fights among the breeding pigeons, thereby leading to rotten eggs. Then some laying pigeons will have habitual rotten egg or egg pecking behavior, and for this kind of pigeon, timely adjustment should be made, and if it cannot be adjusted, it should be culled in time.

5. Unreasonable nest structure

An unreasonable nest structure is also one of the main reasons for rotten eggs in breeding pigeons. When laying pigeons lay eggs, we should provide them with a good egg nest. If the egg nest is not fixed, keeps shaking, and is too flat, then after the breeding eggs are laid, they will fall and are very easy to break. And a thicker and softer cushion cloth should be placed at the bottom of the egg nest to provide buffering for the breeding eggs, avoid direct breaking, and effectively reduce the phenomenon of rotten breeding eggs.

The above is a brief introduction to the five reasons for rotten eggs in breeding pigeons. There are many reasons for rotten eggs, and everyone should observe from multiple aspects to reduce the phenomenon of rotten eggs. That is all for today's introduction. This article is for reference only, and I hope it can help everyone!