Um, somethings not right

[Alleybird21]

so hi I have this cute little zebra dove that I found when she was a baby and raised her since then and recently she has been just really lazy. she sits and gets all puffy and big. she doesn't fly much anymore and she is getting plenty of attention. and food . she just sits and does nothing help? questions comments ideas anyone?

 

[ChickenMannR]

She might possibly be getting to much food. Try lowering it a bit?

 

[Alleybird21]

I have a bowl for her with seeds and she pecks how much she wants out of it so thats not it thanks tho for the idea

 

[Alleybird21]

BTW her name is Donuts

 

[igorsMistress]

It could still be too much food if she's not out and about flying and foraging.

 

[Alleybird21]

she is free to fly the house and can eat when she wants maybe she just wants to be lazy and snuggle with me

 

[Kusanar]

I have a bowl for her with seeds and she pecks how much she wants out of it so thats not it thanks tho for the idea

Honestly, when someone suggests that maybe the bird is eating too much, saying that they get unlimited free choice food isn't exactly saying that the bird doesn't eat too much...
From what I have seen, pigeons and doves shouldn't be fed free choice unless they are caring for young.

 

[Alleybird21]

I have 2 other birds besides her a cockatiel and parakeet

 

[Alleybird21]

I hand fed her when she was a baby

 

[LamarshFish]

If doves are anything like pigeons, allowing them unlimited access to food all the time will almost always lead to overeating. Overeating is bad for them.

That aside, a bird sitting all puffed up all the time is usually an indication that the bird may be sick. Has there been a change in the way the bird's poops look?