Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Pigeon Rearing

Now a day pigeon is called the messenger of peace. In ancient, the kings use them for transaction of mail. Except this, they are famous as a messenger of peace. Among the domestics birds it is very much popular in our country. Most of the cases they are reared for their external physical aspects of beauty in our country. We can tamable them easily.  We can rear them at a low cost. We can rear them anywhere in the home such as roof or edge or hanging a basket anywhere in the house. For this reason we can rear them in village or town.
Meat of pigeon is tasty and nutritious. The protein in pigeon meat is more than that of any other kind of bird meat. As a result man generally eats pigeon meat. So we can make profit by rearing it.
Pigeon generally live in pair. A male and female pigeon make a pair. Their life cycle is 12 – 15 years. They make generation by egg breeding. They hatch eggs male and female by alternatively.
Facilities of Pigeon farming:
 Pigeon farming advantages are more than disadvantages. Here are some advantages of pigeon farming.
  1.  A well brand pigeon gives 12 pair of eggs every year. And every egg makes a chick. This chicken becomes aged within 4 weeks for sold and eat.
  2.  Any kind of domestic pet it is tamable easily.
  3.  We can make pigeon farm with low cost in a small area of land. We rear them even in a rent house or it in a case or bucket.
  4.  In most cases they arrange their food by themselves. So they do not need extra food. If the weather is rough then we have to supply them rice, wheat, insects or simple food.
  5.  A female pigeon chick gives egg in 5 – 6 month of age. Then they give 12 pair of eggs every year. 26 – 28 day aged pigeon can suitable for eat and sold in the market. It is suitable for patient diet.
  6.  A chick comes out from egg within 18 days and male and female pigeon hatch eggs alternatively. And chick becomes matured within 5 - 6 months of age. Then they lay 12 pairs of eggs every year. So they increase their number naturally.
  7.  Pigeon meet contains less fat. So it is used for patients’ food. Its meat cans meat the want of nutrition. For these reason pigeon farming is profitable.

By rearing one pair of pigeon we can get some pair of them easily. Rearing pigeon is very much low cost. We can say that there is no other farming that can start at a so much low cost. And pigeon does posses no disease at all. Their house should not need special care. If we clean their house after a period of time that is all. For this reason pigeon farming is profitable.

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