adult mourning dove help

[broody rooster]

Hello im new to the forum and just saw that it had a pigeon and dove section which is a relief to see with my current problem . month or so ago a pair of mourning doves had nested on my front porch and i would from time to time put seeds out there for them so it wasn't an unusual sight to see them flying away from the front porch when i opened the door . as time went on the babies had left the nest but stayed in the front yard area and stayed in the bushes with the male so i continued to put seeds out there however one day i opened the door the dove jumped 2 feet into the air and hit the ground i followed him to see if he was ok until i finally caught him i saw his left wing had blood on it and the right had the primary flight feathers pull out of it so i brought him inside and cleaned the wound with hydrogen peroxide (knowing if it was a cat they have a lot of bacteria in there mouths ) . my biggest problem was that i was worried about the babies he was caring for i went out to see if they were ok and they both flew to the top of my neighbors house across the street so i continued to put seeds out side for them id see them on occasion but they always flew off . for the past maybe 8 weeks i've been keeping the male in a large dog cage with a stick for him to perch on he eats and drinks perfectly fine but my main worry is that his flight feathers don't appear to be growing back and it looks like a pat of his wings with the longest feathers were badly damaged i have no worry about keeping him but i was curious is there was anything i could do to help him at all i was considering at some point getting a female ringneck dove to live with him but i wanted others opinions first thankyou all for reading this and advice in advance .

 

[GitaBooks]

I'm so glad you gave him a helping hand!

He should grow his feathers back in if the scarring is not too bad. However, it may take some time. It would be good to put him in a large bird cage so that he can exercise his wings and feet and stay fit in case he ever does get well enough to be released. If he doesn't, you could perhaps get some finches or doves to be a companion for him, however, a ringneck dove is unlikely to take to him, especially since doves don't take to new mates well (they mate for life).

I hope this helps: http://www.diamonddove.info/bird13 Mourning.htm

Best of luck!

 

[broody rooster]

ok thankyou i see his mate all the time with the male that lives on my neighbors house shes moved on i guess and do you think maybe a juvenile ringneck simply as a companion for him but maybe it would help calm him down or stress him out less ? hes gotten semi used to me at first he used to flip out whenever he even heard me come in the room now he only flips out when i come close to it or open it to change his seeds and water . is there any other advice ? oh and also i don't have a bird cage very large which is why i used the dog cage to try to let him stretch his wings

 

[GitaBooks]

A young diamond dove would make a good companion, but I think the two would need more room. How large is the dog crate?

 

[broody rooster]

30 inches long 20 inches tall and 19 inches wide

 

[GitaBooks]

30 inches long 20 inches tall and 19 inches wide

Oh, that's pretty large. I was thinking one of those little carrying crates. If you add a dove you will need more space, but for now the smaller space will help the dove feel more secure and not hurt its self.

 

[broody rooster]

ok thanks a bunch and is there a way i could add some variety to his diet ive been giving him wild bird seed and millet on occasion but i know in the wild hed a have a more varied diet so i dont want him getting bored of the same food that happened to a parakeet i had once

 

[broody rooster]

oh and does he need grit as well ?

 

[GitaBooks]

You can provide a small dish of finch grit, as doves do feed among rocks a lot, so I think its important.

They will feed on sunflowers, millet, wheat, white pine, and other seeds. You can add some greens to see if they want any of that, and sometimes they eat insects, so you can offer some meal worms or scrambled eggs.
You can buy high-quality bird mixes (that are expensive) at pet stores, but wild bird seed tends to have some chemicals on them that aren't necessarily good for birds.

 

[broody rooster]

thankyou for your help and a last question do you know if mourning doves and diamond doves are aggressive or territorial