Daily consumption

As pigeons grow up very rapidly, it is difficult to determine the ideal consumption. The velocity of transit of each individual has to determine the maximum quantity to supply. The big crop capacity of colombiforms make the possibility that overfeeding happens, possibility that we must avoid. In order to take as example, the rock pigeon consumes daily an amount of hand feeding formula made that is about 60% and 40% of its alive weight when it is prepared, it is distributed in 3-4 doses and with a maximum recommended dose of approximately 200 ml per day.

Recommendations

The Frugivorous Pigeon hand-feeding formula should be prepared with hot water (a temperature between 35 -38?C is enough) in sufficient quantity to achieve a creamy texture (about 20%- 25% concentration). It is a continuation formula, that is going to substitute gradually the crop milk given during the first days of the pigeon's life and that it is going to be supplied to them until the finalization of the weaning process. Although, each species requires the application of an specific protocol, taking as an example a granivorous pigeon, the rock dove, the introduction of the continuation hand feeding formula begins when they are 4-5 days and the process of the substitution of crop milk must ended when they are 10-12 days (look the protocol of hand feeding formula for this species).

Composition

Cereal grains, products and by-products of oil seeds and oil fruits, legume seeds, fructose, dried apple, vegetable oils, beer yeast, pollen, dried papaya, whole dried egg, dried flower Hibiscus, minerals, inulin (0,05%).

Additives

Vitamins, provitamins and substances chemically defined as having ananalogous effect: E-672 Vitamin A: 3100 UI/kg; E-671 Vitamin D3: 1100 UI/kg; Vitamin E (?-tocoferolacetate): 130 mg/kg; Vitamin K3 (menadione sodium bisulphite): 3,4 mg/kg; Vitamin B1(thiamin hydrochloride): 26 mg/kg; Vitamin B2 (riboflavin): 17 mg/kg; Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal hydrochloride): 21 mg/kg; Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin): 85?g/kg; Vitamin C (monophosphate of ascorbic acid): 100 mg/kg; Nicotinic acid: 105 mg/kg; Folic acid: 3,4 mg/kg; Biotin: 580?g/kg; Choline Chloride: 1120 mg/kg

Trace elements or compounds of trace elements (added):

E-1 Iron (iron chelate of hydrated amino acids): 49 mg/kg; E-4 Copper (copper chelate of hydrated amino acids): 5 mg/kg; E-5 Manganese (manganese chelate of hydrated amino acids): 49 mg/kg; E-6 Zinc (zine chelate of hydrated amino acids): 28 mg/kg; E-2 Iodine (anhydrous calcium iodate): 0,7 mg/kg; E-8 Selenium (sodium selenite): 0,15 mg/kg Antioxidants: Etoxiquin: 70 mg/kg Flavouring compounds: mixture of flavouring compounds (contains 0.015% yucca extract)

Nutritional constituents

Moisture 8.0%, Crude Protein 16,0%, Crude Fat 7,0%, Crude Fibres 3,8%, Crude Ash 4,4%

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