african chickens
Crowing
so I went over to my boyfriend's house for the first time today and I knew they had chickens for meat and eggs and a pet cat I don't have a problem with any of that it's the two little java doves that were never mentioned. Being a chicken addict I was interested in seeing their chickens but when I was in the area with all the cages and I noticed a small cage in the top back corner with two little doves keep in mind I had never been told about these doves I picked one up and my boyfriend's mom came over she looked at me with the dove and said you can have them, she told me how they were babysitting them for a family member while he was in Portugal he came home and he asked them to watch them for a little longer, unfortunately, he later passed away and my boyfriends family was left with these two doves they don't even want. It is a pair of 7-year-old java doves who have been living in that cage slightly exposed to the elements for about 3 years now and I know they are supposed to be kept inside but considering they have been outside that long I am thinking of taking them and keeping them in our barn where they will not be exposed to the elements and will most likely be given some kind of heat in the winter it is definitely better than the situation they are currently in, the dad has tried to release them they started with 3 but one didn't stay.
just to be clear I have nothing against the family they weren't necessarily prepared for these birds
I'm just curious if anyone knows about Java doves or doves in general since I have never owned doves.
what should I feed?
bedding?
DIY cage ideas?
Toys?
just to be clear I have nothing against the family they weren't necessarily prepared for these birds
I'm just curious if anyone knows about Java doves or doves in general since I have never owned doves.
what should I feed?
bedding?
DIY cage ideas?
Toys?
Last edited: