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    Dove Panicked and Flew into Wall; Wing now hanging-low and Dove is Limping

    Last night, my 1-year old female ringnecked was sitting at the base of a dim staircase (a place she has never sat before). I did not see her and walked by. She was startled, panicked, and flew into the wall once and then again. Lots of feathers were lost and she was dazed. Now (the next...
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    Ring-necked Dove Losing Eye Feathers?

    Thanks so much for your response. Ginger is actually behaving in such a lively way, that I am skeptical that she could be sick. Also, I noticed that the places around her eye and beak that seem a little bare actually have the roots of new feathers coming in. Perhaps this is just a normal cycle...
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    Ring-necked Dove Losing Eye Feathers?

    Hi there, my female ring-necked dove, Ginger, appears to be losing feathers around her eye, which looks a bit matted. I'm sorry to say I don't know if the other eye is the same, for I haven't been able to get that view. I also don't have a picture yet, but will try to get one ASAP. I just wanted...
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    How long will doves sit on unhatched eggs?

    Hi there, I am also a new ring-necked dove owner. I have had similar adventures with my pair. They laid eggs quickly (which I replaced with infertile eggs) and then sat on them for quite a while; I would say 3.5 - 4 weeks. (Research says they will give up after a few days, but mine stuck with it...
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    Horny teenage dove

    Dear Viergacht, I have only owned doves for one year and am hardly an expert. But I can say that my juvenile male dove, Snickers, went through the same transformation at 5 months. He relentlessly pursued me as a partner and treated my hands like a dove. He was cooing constantly and it became a...
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    Mating Behaviours in Ring-Necked Doves (Seeking Input)

    Dear Northwest, Thanks ever so much for your thoughtful response. In a different post I provided an update on my dove family. I am learning a lot and only wish I had more space for more doves! All the best, Jenna
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    Separating a Pair of Ring-necked Doves and Nesting

    Hi Ron, thanks for asking. Three weeks have passed since Snickers was re-homed. Both remaining doves were gloomy and silent for a week. Ginger, the mom, has spent much of this time on the nest, with short breaks for food and water. Occasionally, Chippy (her juvenile son) will sit on the nest for...
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    Separating a Pair of Ring-necked Doves and Nesting

    Dear Dove Community, Thanks for your help over the past year as I have become a dove owner, with many newcomer questions. Sadly, I had to down-size my three doves to two, and returned a male (Snickers) to my breeder, where I hope he will be happy. He has become increasingly hostile towards me...
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    Mating Behaviours in Ring-Necked Doves (Seeking Input)

    Dear Dove Community, I am a relatively new dove owner, and am trying to understand these beautiful birds. I have recently witnessed certain mating behaviors in my ring-necked doves and would be interested in your feedback. My happily paired couple of young ring-necks, Snickers (he) and...
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    My Bonded Doves Seem to be Disagreeing on a Nest Site...Please Help!

    Hello everyone, I've written before as a new care-taker of a pair of Ring-necked Doves, Snickerdoodle and Gingersnap (shown below). Snickerdoodle, the male, was mine alone for 6 months but he became increasingly agitated and loud, so we welcomed the lovely Gingersnap into the house. After a...
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    How do I remove (switch out?) fertilized dove eggs?

    Hello Again, I had written about a month ago, concerning my increasingly unhappy male ring-necked dove. I found him a partner and they have fallen in love; they seem very happy. They have made a nest in a planter in my bathroom, where they are currently living (see photo below). Five days ago...
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    Feisty ringneck!

    Hello there, I am a new ring-necked dove owner and I just posted about a serious problem I was having with my 7- month old male, who was raised with me alone. He had become increasingly aggressive and obsessed with coo-ing and mating (with me). He also became territorial and agitated, darting...
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    Happy Update on Aggressive Male Ring-Necked Dove

    Dear Backyard Chickens, I wrote my first post a few days ago, struggling with my male ring-necked dove (7 months old, who had lived with me alone). He had been driving me crazy with nonstop cooing and aggressive behaviour towards me (his "mate"). Well, I took the risk and found him a very...
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    Please help with aggressive ring-necked dove...

    Thanks for your supportive note, Biophiliac. I am going to give the situation some time, hoping that the neighbors in my building do not protest to the noise (which is mostly his coos in the morning). There are moments when I catch him doing mating/woo-ing behaviours with her, such as flitting...
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    Please help with aggressive ring-necked dove...

    Thank you very much. Your message has given me some hope. For the last 48 hours I have stopped touching him. He is vigorously protesting! I am going to try to persevere and see if he can start relating to me differently. I have also been placing seeds between the barrier with the new female...
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