Dove Health Questions

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i found a white dove in my backyard several weeks back. Looked her (or him) over and did not see mites or anything crawly. But i treated with a drop of ivermection as a precaution. Have been looking for a friend for him/her, and all i could find on craigslist was a pair of ringneck doves, so i went and got them today. The young girl selling them for her mother didn't know a lot about them. i have them quarantined in a separate room from my first dove and plan on looking them over tomorrow. i thought i would do the ivermectin, and then treat all 3 with Wazine in the water.

My one concern about these new ones, is that the poo under one of them is very watery. Could that be a sign of something - worms perhaps? And i wanted to know from the dove experts what other health issues should i look for?

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

I would also treat them with sulmet or corid. Could be anything - stress, worms, coccidiosis, or other diseases.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Well, perhaps it was stress as the watery poo has stopped, and they are cooing up a storm. i clearly have a mated pair, so need to keep looking for a mate for my white dove.

 

[Hokum Coco]

Just the change in water could also cause watery poop in addition to the stress of new surroundings.

 

[Mary Of Exeter]

Sounds like that was it then. Glad to hear they are doing well!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

They are not only doing well, they are cooing up a storm. i can see, perhaps, why the previous owner sold them. If you didn't want to hear non-stop cooing, these aren't the birds for you.

Luckily, both my husband and i love the sound. And our original white dove seems to like to hear the company. i want to quarantine them from each other for at least a week, by then i should be able to put together a nice aviary in the backyard for all of them.