How long can white pigeons be kept before they are sold?

Pigeons can be raised for three months, but they are relatively light, and it is best to raise them in May-June. The following materials are for reference only:

1. Provide a suitable living environment: Environmental conditions not only affect the health of pigeons, but also directly affect their production performance. Environmental factors include many things, such as physics, chemistry, biology and so on. Pay attention to temperature, humidity, light, density, noise, dust and other factors. Although pigeons have certain tolerance to various factors, if they exceed tolerance, their production and health will be affected. Therefore, the temperature, humidity, ventilation and harmful gas content in the pigeon house must be carefully adjusted, so that it is warm in winter and cool in summer, dry and clean, and the harmful gas must be reduced to an index that does not harm the growth and health of meat pigeons.

2. Carefully observe the dynamics of pigeons: Pigeons have many dynamic manifestations such as fear, terror, sadness, illness, hunger, wanting to take a bath, happiness, estrus and so on. These performances should be carefully observed to know whether your desires and demands are met. Only by improving feeding management and meeting its physiological needs can its production potential be effectively exerted.

3. Feeding should adhere to the principle of feeding less: feed less every time and feed more times a day. Its advantages are: first, it can stimulate the appetite of pigeons and make parents in the brooding period get sufficient nutrition; Second, pigeons can be prevented from picky eaters, because each time they are fed less, pigeons will eat as soon as possible to meet their physical needs in order to be full. Third, it can reduce the waste of feed. If there is too much feed every time, pigeons will peck around in the feeding trough after they are full. In order to be picky about food, they often put the feed on the ground with their mouths, causing waste; Fourth, it can stimulate pigeons to increase their exercise. Pigeons compete for food every time they put in feed. The more times they feed, the more times they grab food, which will undoubtedly increase their exercise opportunities and strengthen their physique.

4. Feed should be quantified and timed: the daily intake of meat pigeons is generally about110 of their own weight, with a slight increase in winter and lactation. How many times should these feeds be fed? In general, breastfeeding should be done at 8: 00 am, 1l, 3: 00 pm, 5: 00 pm and 9: 00 pm for nursing parents. Pigeons can be fed twice a day, preferably at 8: 00 am and 3: 00 pm, and each pigeon can be fed 15 ~ 20g each time.

5. Add sanitary sand in time: When feeding pigeons with raw material particles, you must add sanitary sand. When raising pigeons in large groups, put sanitary sand in a dry and cool place, let pigeons eat freely, put sanitary sand cups in cages, or put them at the other end of the trough, separated by partitions. The amount of healthy sand eaten by meat pigeons is 5% ~ 10% of feed. Health sand should be kept moist and replaced every 5 ~ 7 days to ensure that its effective components are not oxidized and decomposed.

6, pigeon bathing: creating bathing conditions for meat pigeons is an indispensable work in daily management. Bathing can keep pigeon feathers clean, prevent the invasion of ectoparasites, stimulate the secretion of growth hormone in the body, promote growth and development, and make pigeons grow fat and strong. Take a bath every day in mild weather 1 time, 2 ~ 3 times in hot summer, and take a bath every week in cold weather 1 ~ 2 times. Pigeons or parents with a playground can bathe in the corner of the playground. The size of the bath depends on the number of pigeons. The length, width and height of a general bath pool are 100 cm×100 cm×15 cm respectively, which can be used for100 pigeons to take a bath in turn. The bath water should be running water, so that it can drain at the same time and the pool water can always be kept clean. Pigeons in the cage can be equipped with a shower nozzle above the cage, and the shower nozzle can be turned on regularly every day for 10 minutes. However, it is not suitable for parents who are nesting and feeding young pigeons under the age of 10 to bathe.

7. The young pigeons should be supplemented with light: light will stimulate the secretion of hormones, promote the maturation and discharge of sperm and eggs, and give light at night to let parents eat and feed young pigeons normally, which will accelerate the growth of young pigeons. Parent pigeons should get 16 ~ 17 hours of sunshine every day, and the sunshine should be supplemented manually. Artificial lighting can use fluorescent tubes or ordinary incandescent bulbs, and the light should be soft, neither too strong nor too weak. Lighting control generally adopts automatic switch to turn on and off the lights regularly.

8. Regular disinfection and disease prevention and treatment: doing a good job in environmental sanitation is an important measure to prevent diseases. In particular, the pigeons on the ground need to be cleaned every day, the polluted nest pots and straw mats should be cleaned and replaced in time, and the sink and sink should be cleaned once a day and disinfected once a week. Pigeonhouses, pigeon cages and utensils in cages can be completely fumigated and disinfected with formalin and potassium permanganate before entering the house, and the sewers outside the house can be disinfected or insecticidal with quicklime, bleaching powder and dichlorvos every month. We should adhere to the principle of putting prevention first, formulate preventive measures for common pigeon diseases according to the actual situation in this region and field, and isolate and treat sick pigeons in time when they are found.