Pigeons are pets that require very careful care. In pigeon raising techniques, food regimen is very important. If people provide nutritious food suitable to the pigeons’ needs, it will help them lay eggs better and prolong the time to exploit the pigeons effectively.
In order for pigeons to reproduce well, in addition to breed and cage factors, food, nutrition and feeding methods are also very important because they will determine the economic efficiency of the raising process.
Right now, we invite everyone to listen to Dr.Vet’s sharing about food and nutrition when raising pigeons.
About the diet of pigeons
– People who raise pigeons on an industrial scale need to pay attention to the issue of food and nutrition for pigeons so that the quality of meat is guaranteed in both quantity and quality. Nutritional needs for pigeons in particular as well as poultry in general depend on different stages of bird development. And birds need the highest nutrition during the breeding period.
-The following is a table of nutritional needs for breeding birds that you can follow:
-Besides, people need to regularly supplement vitamins and minerals for pigeons by diluting them into drinking water or mixing directly into food. What products should people use to supplement nutrition for pigeons?
– Please note that the characteristic of pigeons is that they like to eat grain food. So the main food for pigeons is grains such as rice, corn, soybeans and a necessary amount of processed food containing many minerals and vitamins such as industrial bran.
-People can add beans such as green beans and black beans because beans have high fat content. As for soybeans, people must roast or dry them before feeding them to the birds, but green beans and black beans can be fed directly to the birds.
-Small gravel particles < 0.5 cm in diameter are also essential for the pigeon’s digestive system. Gravel is often mixed with salt and mineral premix to feed birds.
– People can replace rice with barley in the pigeons’ food diet so that the birds have good health and high productivity.
So Pigeon general food will include: Bran + Corn + Barley + Soybean + Minerals
These types of seeds are often very susceptible to mold and spoilage, so people need to keep the food in a clean, cool place, ensuring the food is mold-free and clean to help pigeons stay healthy and grow well. .
How to mix food
-Depending on each stage of pigeon development, people have different diets for the birds.
+ Pigeon breeding stage: From 6 months of age onwards, pigeons need 125 – 130 g of food/pair/day when raising their chicks and 90 – 100 g of food/pair/day when not raising their chicks.
+ Incubation and egg-laying period: 105 g of food/pair/day
+ Young bird period (10-15 days old): 40 g of food/bird/day
-For pigeons to grow and develop well, the food mixture needs to be in the correct ratio.
With ingredients such as corn, barley, soybeans and bran pellets containing many vitamins and minerals, the mixing ratio is as follows:
Bran pellets: 30%
Barley + Corn + Soybean: 70%
-Choosing the right type of bran also needs to be based on experience because there are many factors that affect the pigeon’s health such as climate, season, and stage of development.
– People need to feed the birds at fixed times of the day to create good eating habits for the birds. People should feed the birds twice a day.
+ Morning: From 8-9am
+ Afternoon: From 2-3 p.m
The amount of food also depends on the age of the bird. Normally, the amount of food is equal to 1/10 of body weight.
Nutritional supplements
-When raising pigeons in cages, the pigeons will not have a natural environment to find food, so sometimes the pigeon food will lack some minerals. Therefore, people need to supplement these minerals to help pigeons develop more comprehensively because if they do not ensure the necessary minerals in the food, it can lead to pigeons eating eggs or pigeons pecking. baby hair.
Therefore, supplementing minerals and vitamins is essential for pigeons.
-People can use the following products to supplement mineral nutrition for their pigeons:
- CANCIBONE: Helps supplement synthetic minerals
- CANPHOLIS of Sao Mai company: Helps supplement minerals, vitamins and herbs
-During the breeding process of birds, their nutritional needs are greater, farmers should supplement ADE vitamins and multivitamins to help birds grow, develop well and lay high yields.
People can use the following products:
- VITOL 140 ORAL: Helps supplement high levels of vitamin ADE
- VITAHERB of Sao Mai company: Helps supplement multivitamins
- BEECOM WS of Sao Mai company: Helps simultaneously supplement vitamins, electrolytes & detoxify the liver and kidneys
-During the hot season, people should add electrolytes and vitamin C to help birds resist heat and increase resistance.
People can use the following products:
- ANTISTRESS KC of Sa company