In general, seedlings should be healthy, strong and
disease resistant. Parent used is the parent that is agile, has the nature of
motherhood (mothering) high. Sex libido high stud shown just before females
begin to lay eggs and continue during the egg-laying period. A parent can
produce children 14-15 tail every year and can last for 4-5 years. Age parent
about 2-3 years the number of children at least 14-18 tails, at least 4-5 years
old 10-12 tillers tail. Marriage pigeons started at the age of 5-8 months. Egg
production occurs between the ages of 12-18 months and continued until 2-3
years. Age is still considered profitable production of no more than 5-6 years.
There are several ways to maintain pigeons, namely:
First, the equipment needed to maintain the feed pigeons
among other places, drink, places to grit, nesting bowl and perches. As for the
nest if possible concave. Concave shape will be able to comfortably pigeon for
incubating their eggs and prevent small children falling.
Feeding pigeons
give grains such as corn, dry. Giving seeds are still wet or fresh can
cause diarrhea or even death in children and adult pigeons. Minimum pigeon feed
containing 14% protein content. Consumption of whole grains dove between
100-150 grams/head/day. Feeding should be 2 times a day, ie between sunrise
until 9 am and between 4 pm until sunset. Forage intake each day is around
100-150 grams for each pair of pigeons.
Management of maintenance
Pigeons like other birds are easily startled, therefore do not be shocked,
especially at night to the parent who was hatching. Shock can result in blurred
parent until the morning so that the eggs were incubated to lose heat during
the night resulting in the death of the embryo. If no egg is cracked, too small
or just not normal should be removed, so the parent pair will spawn again soon.
Approximately 17-18 days after incubation, make sure that the egg has hatched
and hatched normal children who generally have hairy bodies and eyes still
closed. When the hatch is only one tail only, then wait until 2-3 days. After
the age of 10 days, the chick should be observed again. Chick eyes will begin
to open and the hair begins to grow. At this stage the chick began to utilize
grains along with pigeon milk from its mother.
Spawning period
Once the nest is complete prepared or near the end of the settlement, the
female will release her eggs first. The second egg is usually released in the
next 24 hours. Each time period spawn, can be expected 2 eggs or two pups can
be produced. Hatch will start immediately and be done by the couple, both
mother and father. More females hatch activity, and males are replaced in a
short time from morning till noon. The first egg will hatch in 17-18 days,
followed by the second egg the next 48 hours.