According to modern scientific research, pigeons, especially young pigeons, are not only tender and delicious, but also have high nutritional value. Protein and energy rank first in meat food, and are advanced nutrients and tonics. Pigeons are green food and can be eaten with confidence. Therefore, it is favored by people and its sales volume is increasing day by day. On the other hand, according to the breeding experience, pigeons have strong disease resistance, seldom suffer from plague, high survival rate and are easy to raise. At present, there are more than one excellent pigeon species 10, such as American King Pigeon, Mondain Pigeon, French Ground Pigeon, Shi Qi Pigeon, Foshan Pigeon and Herm Pigeon, with high economic benefits. According to experience, if breeding pigeons are well bred, each pair of breeding pigeons can produce more than 8 pairs a year. Every breeding pigeon 100, the average monthly profit can reach 6000 yuan. Some pigeon farmers raise 50 pairs of American king pigeons/KLOC-0, with an annual income of more than 10,000 yuan.
At present, the market demand for meat pigeons, especially young pigeons, is large and the price is good. Each squab can be sold to 12 yuan in Guangzhou and other places. In addition, it is worth mentioning that the staple food of meat pigeons is coarse grains such as corn and beans. At present, the price of this coarse grain is very low, and the development of pigeon breeding can exchange low cost for high yield. Therefore, all localities can actively and systematically develop pigeon breeding (especially young pigeons) according to market needs.
First, the preparation of pigeon farm:
Pigeons are afraid of humidity, sweltering heat and animal injury. In order to facilitate management and epidemic prevention, pigeon farms with conditions should be selected in dry, well-ventilated, well-lit, convenient transportation, pollution-free and noise-free places. There are many types of pigeon houses, including double cages, single cages, group cages, open sheds, etc., preferably facing south or southeast.
Pigeon farms without conditions can be transformed by using old factories and warehouses according to local conditions. After successful breeding, there will be an economic base for further development.
Second, the pigeon cage preparation:
Pigeons are sold in the pigeon coop market. For small farmers' pigeon farms, they can buy galvanized nets to make their own. The self-made pigeon coop is 180 cm long, 50 cm high and 60 cm deep. It is divided into three small rooms with nets in the middle, and each room can support 1 pair. The spacing of the bottom net is 1 cm, and the spacing of the lower half of the back net, the partition net and the side net is 1.5 cm. The spacing between the front screen and the top screen can be larger.
Pigeons have troughs, water cups, eggs, sand cups and so on. , can be purchased in sets, can also be made of cans and bottles.
Third, preparation of pigeon breeding technology:
Improving the reproductive rate, survival rate and first-class product rate of meat pigeons is the key to ensure the success of pigeon breeding. This needs to solve the talent problem of pigeon breeding technology in advance, whether it is external training or internal training. If it is internal training, it is necessary to arrange personnel or go to a regular pigeon breeding farm for training. If there are no conditions, we should buy a large number of professional pigeon breeding books, newspapers and magazines for self-study, and constantly improve and enrich pigeon breeding technology.
4. Preparation of pigeon beverage:
Pigeons have no gallbladder, mainly plant feed, and like to eat granular substances, such as corn, rice, wheat and beans. This requires the preparation of materials according to local crop resources. However, the variety and quality of raw grain are inconsistent, the feed stability is poor, pigeons are picky eaters, and the nutritional components are often incomplete and unreasonable, which affects the production of meat pigeons. Therefore, conditional pigeon farms should have the idea of buying pellet machines and making their own pellet feed for meat pigeons. You can also buy professional pigeon feed in the market.
Five, pigeon epidemic prevention preparation:
Meat pigeons have strong disease resistance, but with the rapid development of pigeon breeding industry, pigeons are introduced and traded frequently, and the incidence of diseases is increasing day by day. Antibacterials, disinfectants, anthelmintics and other drugs that need to be preserved.
Sixth, the preparation of pigeon entry
Before introduction, we should fully understand the source of breeding pigeons, master the basic knowledge of breeding pigeons, buy them from qualified seedling business units, adhere to the principles of quality comparison, price comparison and service comparison, and adhere to the principle of purchasing nearby to ensure the quality, price and structure of breeding pigeons. Newly-built pigeon breeding farms should be gradually introduced, and the scale and structure of pigeon breeding should be gradually expanded and optimized.