How many days does pigeon eggs leave the shell?

It takes about 18 ~ 19 days for pigeons to hatch and break their shells. Parents will feed these little guys with a special pigeon milk. The newly hatched pigeon will double its weight in one day, but it will take four days to open its eyes. After about two months, pigeons can leave the nest.

Pigeon food is mainly plant food, whether it is wild pigeon or domestic pigeon, it is mainly plant food, mainly corn, wheat, beans, grains and so on. And generally don't eat meat like insects. Pigeons are used to eating raw materials, and artificial feeding can also adapt to cooked food. Granular mixed feed can also be used in artificial farms.

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1, morphological characteristics:

The head is wide and flat, the body is huge and wide, the length from beak to tail is 53-56 cm, the bust is 38-40 cm, and the beak is long and slightly curved. The eye rings of adult pigeons are red or fleshy red, and those of young pigeons are pink.

Pigeontail has a long and thick neck, a long and open back, a long and round tail, full thighs, short tarsal toes and toes, hairy feet and hairy feet. Hairless feet are the best, and their feet are deep red. Its feathers are mixed in color, such as white, black, crimson, gray, etc., and the white dove is the best.

2. Living habits:

Male pigeons and female pigeons nest, hatch and brood together. After mating, pigeons will go out to find nesting materials and build nests. Male pigeons with good production performance also have the behavior of "chasing wives" If the female pigeon leaves the nest, the male pigeon will chase the female pigeon back to the nest to lay eggs.

After the female pigeon lays eggs, the male pigeon and the female pigeon take turns to hatch eggs. Male pigeons hatch in the nest at 9 am every day, while female pigeons go out for food and activities. At 5 pm, the mother pigeon enters the nest and hatches until 9 am the next day. In this way, the male and female pigeons alternate day after day until the young pigeons hatch. After the young pigeons hatch, both male and female pigeons secrete pigeon milk to feed the young pigeons.

The incubation period in pigeon eggs is generally around 17 days. After this time, before the young pigeons hatch, the male and female pigeons will give up their old nests and look for new nests to lay eggs before hatching. Therefore, in production, if it is found that chicks have not hatched after the incubation period, it is necessary to take out the unhatched eggs in time so that pigeons can lay eggs in time.

Pigeons are late-maturing birds. Different from other birds, young pigeons can't open their eyes when they are hatched, have few feathers, can't walk and feed, and need to be fed by their parents. It takes about 40 days to live independently.

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