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Breeding
REARING: Youngsters are literally what they eat. The parents feed them "pigeon milk " for the first four or five days and even the quality of the milk is determined by the health and diet of the parents. The parents need to be fed a diet that is rich in protein.
Beans and peas are the best source. A good multi-vitamin in the water is a good idea. Grit is very important at this time. The hens need good grit to make healthy eggs and the parents need grit available every day. The youngsters can be weaned as early as twenty-two or twenty-three days old but we prefer to wait until they are closer to twent-eight days old.
They need to be fed a protein rich diet untill they are ready to start training. They grow at an amazing rate and proteins are the building blocks of that growth. Newly weaned youngsters find it easier to pick up larger grains, another reason to feed those beans and peas. Keep an eye on the youngsters. If you see a "sleepy " looking one, dunk its head in the drinker. Keeping the drinker on the floor with the babies helps them to find it.
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