dove advice

Hello, I’m new here and been searching threads for advice. Everyone is so nice! Thought I’d make a post of my own for more specific help. I had a pair of mourning doves lay 2 eggs in a hanging planter right next to my front door. They hung in there for about a week, but after multiple...

Hello! I'm back with more questions about doves! 🤭 If anyone isn't familiar with my dove encounter, last year a dove just magically showed up in my chicken coop. Long story short, she's been with us since! I noticed that she was trying to "woo" my chickens.. (following them & bowing/cooing) so...

Hello, I just found a scared baby dove in my backyard today. She’s very quiet and literally does not move or make noise she just stands there like a brick. She doesn’t eat or drink, I don’t see any injuries on her. I’ve been with her for many hours and she hasn’t consumed any food but she’s had...

Hi there! I've recently come into ownership with two ringneck doves, one wild type and one bulleyed white, I believe! I've always wanted doves, so this is a dream come true. They were surrendered to my friend's workplace, and he asked me if I could take them in. Does anyone have any tips on...

So I recently incorporated a Wild Type male ring neck in with my Snow White female ringneck. They love and groom on each other constantly and rarely separate from each other. I noticed the other day that when the male begins bow cooing, the female will peck at his head to silence him. She only...

Hey all. To start I'm a bit of a newbie to raising birds of any kind but I'm excited to get into it. I got into it when about the better part of a year ago when I saved a young mourning dove off the side of the road that was hit by a car. To my surprise the dove lived, despite not being the best...

Hi there! This morning when my poultry had walked out of the bathroom and were waiting for me to open the kitchen door I witnessed how my rooster Mussolini tried to mount my dove BB, how dozens of her snow white neck feathers flew in the air and HOW SHE ACTED AS IF THAT WERE THE MOST NATURAL...

Hi there. I think my dove has conjunctivitis. I need for someone to explain to me what to do and the exact names of the medication please. Thanks in advance.

Howdy! I have just been given an exceedingly elderly female ringneck dove, and am considering getting her a companion. She currently lives in a room containing two other cages with her mate and daughter of some years ago, but is going to be moved soon to a new home very far away. At this new...

My pigeon has multiple nodules over the beak and the surrounding the eyes. They are of variable size. It cannot fly but can walk well.Is it a pox or what? How this condition can be treated?

One of my younger doves was attacked by a rat last night. He has a large wound on his neck, it looks like the rat was trying to bite through it. I'm not really sure how to go about treating it? He also has a small injury on his right bottom eyelid. It's really tiny so I'm not very concerned...

Hello! I currently have 8 doves, 2 of which are only just flying. They are managing to do a huge amount of droppings around their dovecote, and I can't find any way to keep the area clean. Does anyone have any tips? Thank you!

Hi! This morning I found what looks to be an adult mourning dove laying in the rain by the building of my work. It can't fly and it only hops around funny. I sat it under a tree while I was working and told myself I'd take it home if it was still there when I got out. It was! So I have it in a...

I've owned a pair of ring-necked doves for the past three years, and the male has been aggressive against the female since febuary. He chases her, attacks her when she attemps to eat/drink and pinches the feathers at the back of her head until they come off. She is practically bald as of right...

Hello All, My kitten brought in a dove fledgling... lucky enough he was not injured, or got any sort of infection from his encounter. I've had him for a week and he is doing so well! He is on baby cereal and exact baby formula. He loves it like crack! And he can eat and eat. I can tell his...

I was left with one ring neck dove after someone passed away. I have no experience with them. He has not been DNA sexed but due to not laying eggs I’m assuming it’s male. Plus his behavior indicates male. I have read that they should be kept in pairs? I don’t know if he’s ever had a friend or...

Hello , I have a 4 month old turtle dove that I raised from a chick. It was abandoned after a horrible storm and there are no rehabbers in my area. I don't know if it's male or female. It was very easy to handle until recently. It's started pecking me aggressively and hooting when I movey hand...

Today my father mentioned to me that he'd seen this mourning dove walking around in front of our barn for the past few days. He said it didn't seem to be able to fly. I didn't want one of our cats, or another predator to get it, so I went out to find it. I managed to catch it and I brought it...

Helli, I have a 6 week old dove. He is unusually small and not interested in eating seeds. I put him on formula (kaytee) and he is vomiting the formula. Despite his size he is very alert affectionate and looking like he wants to eat ( wing flapping and pecking). I am trying to figure out what I...

In March 2016, I bought two diamond doves from a pet store (first problem). The pet store was completely clueless and it was clear the poor things had never been handled. They were very skittish. They’ve definitely bonded on each other, and that’s good, because when I can’t be around, they have...