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Which breed is good for pigeon breeding?
At present, the common breeds of meat pigeons in China mainly include:

(1) Shi Qi pigeons.

Originated in Shi Qi, Zhongshan City, Guangdong Province, it is one of the large pigeon breeds in China.

Male pigeons weigh 0.70-0.9 kg, and female pigeons weigh 0.75 kg.

It lays 7-8 pairs of eggs a year, and its shell is thin, so it is easy to be trampled to death when hatching.

Pigeons in Shi Qi are tolerant to rough feeding, mild in temperament, tender in meat, soft in bone and delicious in taste, which are well received by consumers.

② Wang Ge.

Native to the United States.

Mostly white or silver gray.

Adult pigeons weigh 0.75-0.9 kg, and the maximum weight can reach 1 kg.

Strong reproductive ability, laying 8 pairs of eggs a year under good feeding conditions.

(3) kill the king pigeon.

It is a hybrid improved strain of king pigeon and pigeon or other improved pigeons.

Adult pigeons weigh 0.8- 1. 1 kg.

Generally, it has the advantages of pueraria lobata, good hatching performance and short production cycle. It lays 65,438+0 pairs in about 35 days, and lays 65,438+00 pairs every year.

(4) rudder pigeon.

Originated in Britain, it is a large pigeon breed.

Weight is about 1 kg.

The other strain is bred in Asia and Hong Kong, weighing 0.8-0.9 kg, with blue stripes, pure gray, pure brown and pure black feathers, and lays seven or eight pairs of eggs every year.

⑤ Canu pigeon.

Originally from France.

The weight is 0.6-0.8kg, and the feathers are yellow, red, white and black.

Kanu pigeons have strong reproductive ability, laying eggs 10 pairs every year.

Gentle temperament, fond of clustering, easy to raise and manage.

(6) French ground pigeons.

Originally from France.

It is big and plump, weighing about 1 kg. It is not good at flying and likes to walk on the ground, so it is called ground pigeon, which is suitable for indoor breeding.

Feathers are mostly white.

(7) lovers and pigeons.

It is the largest and heaviest meat pigeon breed at present.

Weight 1. 15 kg, maximum weight10.5 kg, 28-day squab 0.75 kg.

Couple pigeons have strong reproductive ability, laying 8- 1 1 pairs a year, which is suitable for caging.