Caught a hawk watching us so we went inside. She loved outside though alot more then I thought !

The place where i live is a very small town in south Europe, in the middle of nature. In this place there are lots of doves and lots of trees, perches and houses. Here we don't hunt doves, and there aren't any predators like: hawks, ravens, foxes and other stuff. The only possible predator is the house cat, but they are very goofy. There aren't any storms and the temperature in the night is around 10/15°C. I noticed that she already has a mate. I can recognise her because when i come near the tree she don't fly away like the other doves. When I decided to relase her I did it for her because i used to see that she tried to exit from the window sometimes. She came only during the night to rest. During the day she never come in front of my window.. never.. I repeat, she come only during night to rest. I don't think she want to stay with me. Every day i put different seeds and water in front of my window. I released her because I still saw a wild behaviour in her. I don't think she is in danger, it is passed a month since the release and she is doing very well. She never tried to return. But, If you all think that I need to recatch her, I will do it.

Obviously after that she will be free to leave again and again

Hii, so i’ve had this pair of dove for over a year now and i thought adding another birb to the flock would be a great idea but things aren’t going exactly as planned.

I thought the introduction process would go smoothly since Astrid had no trouble bonding with Cupid but unfortunately they seem to despise Tofu they’re attacking him, pecking him aggressively, cooing at him a lot etc.. Tofu is still young, he can’t coo yet and so he can’t really defend himself.

Im really scared they’re never gonna accept him since they already bonded together and that he’ll eventually feel depressed. I don’t want to get rid of any of them though. What should i do?

I’m very curious and wanted to know if doves (diamond doves specifically) are able to have this and how much quantity it should be

Hey all, I'm in the process of getting doves, but I'm struggling to find a cage that will fit what I am looking for. I wanted a cage large enough for a pair of doves but could either be on wheels, or just a freestanding cage with a flat bottom. Every bird cage in existence has those cursed slats on the bottom, and there is no dog crates that are raised off the ground. I just tried buying a large 4x4 cat playpen but the squares on the side ended up being too big to the point a dove could get their head stuck and twist it, and returned it.

Finding the balance of a cage with no slats on the bottom and having slats that are not too big on the sides have been my biggest bane.

If anyone could link me to some options or link me to what they're using it would be greatly appreciated.

My birds butt is pulsating not sure if this is normal or if she is trying to lay an egg. Thank you!

I'm kidding about the pets but I was cutting some branches from a fence and seen these two, they've been hanging around me outside for the last three days unafraid.

I got pigeon pants to deal with the poop for my dove but she absolutely refuses to let me put it on her. Any advice on how to rangle them in? I dont want her to hate me for handling her too roughly

I got Ludwig (the one in the picture) Saturday and I'm thinking I might have introduced him to Archimedes too fast. Archimedes has been getting less and less aggressive, but he'll sometime peck Ludwig's back and back of the neck. But what I can't seem to figure out is why he's pecking Ludwig's beak and what that means.

Hey guys , today my male pet dove flew away the window 😭 anyone has experience like this ?if yes please share 😓.

He was very clever and wild-ish and he has a mate here

Hello, I’ve heard that birds generally need formula until they fledge. Is this dove old enough to fledge? My mom saw him at a baseball game tonight and he didn’t seem to have any parents near and was scared and seemed hungry pecking around. He stayed in this corner the whole time. My mom is going to see if he is still there and if he is she’s going to take him with her since it’s freezing tonight. I have a ringneck dove at home and I’m going to keep him separated until I know he does not have any bugs and will contact a rehabber for more info.

I made a perch for my guy, and the rope I bought on Amazon is pilled like crazy!

Is this safe? Or should I just toss it?