Because domestic pigeons evolved from wild pigeons, most of their living habits still inherited the habits of homing pigeons.
Wild pigeons live in the Woods and hills for food during the day; At night, they live quietly in their nests. The same is true of domestic pigeons, which are very active during the day and often eat and drink; Rest quietly in the shed at night. Therefore, the feeding management procedure should be arranged reasonably according to this characteristic. However, trained homing pigeons can fly at dark nights, even at night, without looking for habitats before evening.
Pigeons are small and weak, lacking the ability to resist natural enemies. Therefore, they are quick-thinking and easily disturbed. In daily life, they are highly alert and sensitive to external stimuli, and are sensitive to strange sounds, flashes, moving objects, abnormal colors, etc. It is easy to cause commotion and commotion. In the case of breeding, if the nest box is improperly set, or it is often disturbed by cats, rats, snakes, etc. They don't go back to their nests and prefer to live under the eaves or in buildings at night. Therefore, attention should be paid to keeping the environment around cages quiet, especially at night, to prevent them from being frightened and causing confusion.
Domestic pigeons, like the original pigeons, require clean and dry environment and appropriate temperature. A clean environment can keep them healthy. Dirty environment will affect their health. If the feces in the cage are piled up, the dust is too much, and the ventilation is not good, and these unfavorable conditions are too strong or the action time is too long, they will gradually lose their coping ability, gradually show fatigue, loss of appetite, decline in output or aggravation of the original disease, and even a large number of deaths. When the environment is too humid, pigeons' feathers become dirty and sticky, which affects their flight. So the cage should be dry and sunny, with good ventilation, which can prevent heatstroke in summer and prevent cold in winter.
Pigeons are monogamous birds. Adults are selective to their spouses and are single-minded after pairing. Both males and females participate in nesting, incubating eggs and feeding young birds. Therefore, attention should be paid to cooperation in feeding management. It takes a long time for domestic pigeons to re-breed after widowhood, but in production, in order to obtain high yield or choose improved varieties, people often
Disassemble the paired breeding pigeons and reassemble them. Generally speaking, as long as it is handled properly, the isolated breeding pigeons can be successfully paired again after isolation for about 1 week.
Pigeons have a strong memory and can form certain habits and even strong conditioned reflex to fixed feed, feeding management procedures, environmental conditions and signals. For example, before each feeding, the breeder always makes a certain sound. After a period of time, as long as such a sound is made, they will automatically fly back to look for food. If a small flag is hung on the top of the cage, or some signs are painted, it will be easy to help the released pigeons find their way. Pigeons are habitual animals. So change your original habits step by step. In the breeding management of domestic pigeons, the daily procedures and environmental conditions of breeding management should be fixed to ensure high production effect. In addition, domestic pigeons have a strong love for nests, and people use this habit to train homing pigeons so that they can fly back from hundreds or even thousands of kilometers away.