My Ringneck doves aren't showing any signs of mating...

[Eric 2016]

how old were they when you got them?
I also agree that if they aren't cooing they might not be males. Also curious as to what type of cage set up they are in if they're wings are clipped.

 

[FrostyWind]

It was an idea that i was gonna try but now i see forcing breeding is terrible, I just gotta wait, and I clipped enough of the wings to not fly very far, they can still fly Good and land on their feet well, they just can't reach very far, Its 3 feet wide and 3-4 foot in height, Also they can't get unhealthy or overweight cause they only get feed at a specific time of the day, at 4:30pm. Theirs only 3 types of dove species I see here: Ruddy ground doves, Grey fronted dove and rarely probably a Common ground dove, So incase the parents got killed or chased away, I will definitely know what to do. And i'm separating the 2 males and putting one in another cage and leave the female and male to get to know each other more

 

[FrostyWind]

Their wings are able to lift them off the ground but not to reach very far when I let them out free to roam about the yard, Also My doves mostly Always cooed when I got them for first 4 months, but after a while they stopped, they just got bored and rarely coos, The male coos the average ringneck dove coo, while the other male dove IS know where near or close to the other male ringneck dove coo<<<His coo is sooo different and I thought that would of been the female but so many months past and no eggs in the cage so both of them are males and the female I got coo is weaker than the average male coo, its just hers is like a lazy coo or just weaker but still is very similar to the 1st ringneck dove coo, but all of them rarely even coo, its like every 3 days one will coo, then other will coo another time and then the other? Idk whats up, idk whats happening to them, They are active and let out the cage everyday to roam and fly on trees?

 

[AmandaMBG]

Males don't just coo they dance for a female to court her. It's much deeper and they do It as they puff out their chest while strutting and simultaneously lifting their chest up high then down to touch the ground(or branch or whatever they are standing on)

 

[FrostyWind]

Ya i'm familiar with the bow coos the male does, cause he did he couple times before, But that's not the answer I was looking for? They just don't coo anymore its very very rare

 

[jak2002003]

I you only feed them one time a day.. perhaps they are not getting enough food?

 

[FrostyWind]

But people suggest that you feed pigeons and doves once a day?

 

[jak2002003]

Thats wrong advise.

Flying and performing pigeons... 1 X a day.
Fancy pigeons and show breeds 2 X a day.

Breeding Pigeons and pigeons with young in nest 3 - 4 times a day or UNLIMITED FEED

Ring Neck doves and other small dove species should have food available all the time.

They need small seed mix for doves or finches together with small bird grit, crushed oyster shells, or other form of calcium. Also opportunity to bath and natural unfiltered sunlight or vitamin D supplement.

You need to research how to care for ring neck doves on the net.

 

[FrostyWind]

Everyday for doves? but they always use their beaks and throw the seeds all over the place, it's sort of annoying, plus insects and roaches always smell or sense that their is food in the cage and dive right in the food container, Before those people give me the advise to feed them once a day, they usually have the seeds everywhere around the cage. I don't even know if I should even put the feeder back in cause they mess up everything...

 

[AmandaMBG]

If you don't want food mess then don't have birds. All birds are messy when they eat. It's a reality. If you need to take it out at night so roaches don't get into it. Otherwise they need to be able to eat frequently. Idk what you are expecting.

Everyday for doves? but they always use their beaks and throw the seeds all over the place, it's sort of annoying, plus insects and roaches always smell or sense that their is food in the cage and dive right in the food container, Before those people give me the advise to feed them once a day, they usually have the seeds everywhere around the cage. I don't even know if I should even put the feeder back in cause they mess up everything...