Pigeons of pigeons: development, rearing, breeding

The newly hatched pigeons have a pretty defenseless appearance: they are naked, blind, they have a soft beak that does not allow them to feed themselves. That is why pigeons are a type of chicks. The young at first need constant care of parents: heating and feeding. Feeding the pigeons of the pigeons are obtained from the goats of the mother and father - this is a pigeon milk, which is usually formed at the time of hatching of the young. If these two events do not coincide in time, then the brood most often dies without the intervention of the dove.

The dove and pigeon continue to supply newborn milk to an average of four weeks. In the first days it is the only food of babies, and from 6-7 days to it are added softened grains, the volume of which begins to grow constantly.

A person can intervene in the process of growing young animals around the twentieth day of life. At this time it is desirable to put a separate dish with a fine grain for pigeon. Suitable chopped millet or ground wheat. So the chicks of pigeons will not only learn to peck themselves, but they will also develop better and faster.

If the heat is on the street, then two-week-old cubs can be refreshed in cold water, dipping them quickly into a suitable container to the head and then taking it out again. Especially useful are such procedures for weak pigeons with a bad appetite.

When the young begins its first flights out of the nest, the greatest danger to the chicks is overheating and thirst. They may even die because they do not know where the drinking bowl is. In order to avoid trouble, the baby is taken into his hand, brought to the water bowl and gently immersed in the water beak.

Feeding chicks without parents

The pigeons of the pigeons hatch with a mass of 13-18 grams, which doubles after a couple of days, and reaches a month-old age, depending on the breed from 260 to 380 grams. Internal resources for the life of a chick is enough for a day after hatching, if it is not fed, then after this time it will die. Babies left in the nest are either laid to other families, or are fed artificially.

If your option is the second, then in addition to food it is necessary to provide the pigeons with warmth. Until the eight-day age they are fed a slightly warm egg yolk with whole milk added . To ensure that during the lunch the chick is not wet, the nourishing mixture is pumped into the syringe, and instead of the needle, a piece of a thin rubber tube about ten centimeters long is placed on it, which is easily inserted directly into the esophagus.

After the eighth day, you can boil peas, wheat flour or lentils into milk powder, or soak rusks and use them for feeding. In addition, it is good to feed the chicks with a mixture of liquid egg whites and ground peas or corn. In each meal, you need to add a few large grains of sand or small pebbles. The dish should be freshly prepared and warm.

In hot weather, we must ensure that young people do not suffer from dehydration. If the chick's nest is filled with food, it can not feel thirsty, but it will feel the need for water. Solve the problem every night with artificial injection of it with a pipette.

Tribal accounting

To improve the quality of breeding, the pigeon must have the most complete information about each bird: its origin, age and hereditary characteristics. For this, the pigeons are subjected to ringing, which insures against errors in the pedigree use of individuals with a certain heredity.

First you need to decide whether your pigeons will be supplied with open or non-removable rings. Nestlings at the age of seven to nine days can be successfully ringed in the second way, for seniors only the first is possible. On the ring, usually mark the initial letters of the breeder's surname, the bird number in the breeding book and the pair of the last digits of the year of her birth. As soon as the procedure is carried out, the pedigree book should contain the most detailed data on the date of birth of the individual, the color of its plumage, the rings of parents and other important characteristics.