Pigeon moulting is a natural phenomenon and its process is complicated. Affected by various factors such as climatic conditions, sunshine, ecology, individual differences, and feeding and management, most of them focus on the beginning of the summer and autumn (except for young birds), entering the annual moulting period, and most pigeons are from mid-August. At the beginning, 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.
Strictly "three levels"
The male and female colony should be separated from their breeding cocks during the moulting period. There must be sufficient shelter to allow males and females to separate. The interior and exterior of the loft must be covered with a whitewash to allow them to rest.
Bathing close
Pigeons like to take a bath. The water bath is very good for pigeons. To eliminate fatigue and discomfort, wash at least 2 times to 3 times a week. Bathing should be stopped when the climate is bad, and the weather can be increased as appropriate. Appropriately 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.
Dispels the body surface of the pigeon parasite. Pigeons usually pay attention to protect their feathers, commonly used mouth combing and cleaning. 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. Bathing time should be determined according to weather conditions, once or twice a week.
Feed off
During the moulting period, pigeons must be supplied with a diet rich in protein and vitamins. Take peas, rice, and peanuts as the main ingredient. It is best to add 1 to 2 tablets of calcium tablets every morning and evening.
Feeding management
The feed must be reasonable
Pigeons in the pigeon population began to change their hair, and the combination of feed should pay attention to "light", reduce the protein level of the feed, feed less or not feed with high fat content, until the pigeon group general hair removal, reach the peak of the moult Gradually increase the nutritional level of the diet. 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.
Management measures must keep up
Breeding Conditioning: The breeder should control the laying of eggs during the moulting period, conditional breeding of male and females, and regrouping until the entire flocks have been moulted, and the older breeding pigeons will have longer moulting periods. If you need to incubate while feathering, you should “open a small stove†and give full price feed.
Reducing irritation: Pigeons should try their best to reduce the interference of human factors and keep the environment quiet during the moulting period. 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.
Keep the loft clean and hygienic: Ensure that the loft is well ventilated, remove feathers and excrement in time, and disinfect regularly.
Precautions
The “forced moulting†should be careful: Although the effect of “forced moulting†is faster than natural moulting, the cost is not small. For pigeons, it is a very harsh and cruel measure. Under normal circumstances, there is no need to adopt "forced moulting" measures. Even if "forced moulting" measures are taken, they must be carried out selectively and in a targeted manner. Feeding and management measures during the moulting period are as effective as expected.
Moderate flight training: For the racing pigeons, it is very important to maintain proper physical training every day. You cannot 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. Will not extend the moulting period.
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