maybe have two males they don't need the sand bath maybe a bath of water once a week you could use milk jugs for water and feed by cutting hole about the size of 2x4 end about 2 inches from bottom
pigeons need whole corn cracked corn has been linked to causeing canker they also need grit you can feed chicken laying pellets by it self they do good on it
is the steer bored is the pen to small is there feed for both type animals give plenty hay just cannt see a animal have its feather s pulled out and not move before split the pen or get rid of one or the other you cannt have animals of different kind mix togather in small area not right to...
random there are some sex linked matings that you can tell by the color of the parents and color of babies there is a breed that is auto sexing meanjng the males at hatching are short down and females long down they are auto sexing Texas Pioneers
go to the national pigeon assn, website there you can find the district director for your state get in contact with them or the A.U. use to some pet stores had pigeon sales
is there feed store there that might have a dove breeder buying feed for his birds you might ask then hopefully there is and can help you pet stores are in it for sales
I will say that two of the same sex will act as a pair two females 4 eggs 2 males no egg but will act like a pair can you find something like a dove size egg place in nest or maybe some real dove eggs see what happens
go the national pigeon assn site find the district you live in contact him don't know of many breeders from Maine but he may give you some insight one bit I will tell you raise what you like not what every else raises you will take better care of them and you have to see them 365 days a year
first you must know how old the hen is 6 months is the age a hen should start maturing next could she be moulting and the most important is she a she only true way you can sex dove is when they lay eggs sun bathing in the nest a dove wants dark and a quite nesting area
at the shawnee ok. show there were several shown and some in the sale pens that show is a area that has several breeders showing there are you close to that area if not maybe could get some shipped dont know if the lahore club has a site or maybe look in npausa.com or org is he national...