Pigeons mainly feed on miscellaneous grains, such as wheat, buckwheat, sorghum, corn, peas, mung beans, pockmarked seeds and peanuts. At least two kinds of feed should be mixed when feeding, such as wheat, corn, sorghum ***3, pea 1, and wheat, corn, sorghum ***3, pea 1 and pockmarked 1 during training.

In addition to miscellaneous grains, it can also supply green feed and mineral feed such as vegetables, Chinese cabbage and wheat seedlings. Mineral feed can be bought from carrier pigeon associations all over the country. It can also be matched by itself, which generally meets the needs of homing pigeons. The mineral feed is made of, for example, 3 parts of yellow mud and yellow sand, 2 parts of hydrated lime, 65,438+0 parts of salt, 0.5 part of shell powder or eggshell powder and 0.5 part of charcoal. After crushing, they are mixed with water, kneaded into balls and dried. When feeding, break the ball and put it in the pigeon house.

Living habits

1, active during the day, pigeons are very active during the day at night, often eat and drink, and rest quietly in their habitats or houses at night. So the feeding time should be arranged according to this characteristic. Trained homing pigeons can fly at night.

2. Pigeons can't live independently and need to be cared for. Pigeons are late-maturing birds. After their eggs hatch, they can't live independently, stand and walk independently, and can't eat. They need to be fed pigeon milk secreted by crops for about a month before they can live independently. Pigeons in this period must be protected in management.