Pigeon moulting is a natural phenomenon and the process is complicated. Affected by various factors such as climatic conditions, sunshine, niche, individual differences, and feeding and management, most of them are concentrated on the occasion of summer and autumn (except for young birds) and enter the annual moulting period. Most pigeons are Starting in mid-August, it will take until the end of the fall to get rid of old feathers and grow new hairs. In breeding pigeon practice, attention should be paid to every detail in selection, breeding, breeding, flying and training. The moulting process must not be overlooked. In order to allow the racing pigeons to grow plump and high-quality feathers during the shorter moulting period, and lay the foundation for the future competition, the breeding and management of the moulting period should be strengthened.
First, strict three
1. The male and female separation pigeons should have sufficient shelter to allow males and females to separate during the moulting period. The interior and exterior of the loft must be covered with a whitewash to allow them to rest.
2. Bathing off pigeons like to take a bath, the water bath is very good for pigeons. Eliminate fatigue and discomfort, at least 2 or 3 times a week. Bathing should be stopped when the climate is bad, and it can be increased as appropriate when the temperature is good. Add some potassium permanganate to the water to eliminate parasites inside and outside feathers. Allow the pigeons to receive natural light after bathing to avoid cold showers.
Dispel the body parasites of pigeons: pigeons usually pay attention to protect their own feathers, commonly used mouth combing and cleaning (loose feathers and shake the body, combing feathers with their mouths). Appropriate bathing is conducive to keeping the pigeon body sanitary, and it is also good for new feathers. When necessary, put an appropriate amount of anthelmintic into the bath and remove the surface parasites of the pigeons in time, because the pigeon's surface parasites will damage the newborn feathers. The bathing time should be determined according to the weather conditions, 1 or 2 times a week.
3. feed off the feather period must be fed pigeons rich in protein, vitamin feed. Take peas, rice, peanuts as the main, plus one or two tablets of calcium per day in the morning and evening.
Second, feeding and management
1. Feed collocation To ensure that the pigeons in the rational pigeon population start to change their hair, the matching of the feed must be "light", reduce the protein level of the feed, feed less or not feed the feed with high fat content, and generally eliminate the hair loss in the pigeons. After reaching the peak of moulting, the nutritional level of the diet is gradually increased. The growth of new feathers needs to increase the nutrient consumption of the pigeon body. In the proportion of the diet, we must appropriately add feeds with high fat content, such as hemp seed, rapeseed, sesame, and peanut, etc., and appropriately increase the protein content of beans and so on. Feed ratio. At the same time pay attention to the supplement of minerals, trace elements and vitamins to help the feathers of the pigeons grow and recover.
2. Management measures must keep up
(1) Breeding of breeding pigeons: The breeders should control the laying of eggs during the moulting period, and they should be nursed under male and female conditions. They should be regrouped when the entire flocks have been moulted, and the older breeders will have longer moulting periods. If you need to incubate while changing feathers, you should “open a small stove†and give full price feed.
(2) Reducing the stimulation: During the moulting period of the pigeons, the disturbance of human factors should be minimized and the environment should be kept quiet. The use of vaccines for disease prevention and control should avoid the moulting period and reduce the irritation of the pigeons to the pigeons. Epidemic prevention should be arranged before or after moulting.
(3) Keep the loft clean and hygienic: Ensure that the loft is well ventilated, remove feathers and excrement in time, and disinfect regularly.
3. Precautions
(1) Be careful about "forced moulting"
Although the effect of “forced moulting†is faster than natural moulting, the cost is not small, and it is a very harsh and cruel measure for the pigeon body. Under normal circumstances, there is no need to adopt "forced moulting" measures. Even if "forced moulting" measures are taken, they must be selective and targeted. Feeding and management measures during the moulting period are as effective as expected.
(2) Appropriate home training: For the racing pigeons, it is very important to maintain moderate physical training every day. You should not stop home flight training because you want to change your moult. According to their actual conditions, moderate home flight training will not affect the quality of moulting. Nor will it extend the moulting period.
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